Cuba vs Venezuela: Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita
Cuba
100.0%
in 2024
Venezuela
100.0%
in 2024
Cuba rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cuba
- Venezuela
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Venezuela ahead.
Cuba ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.8% | 98.8% | 2.1% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 99.5% | 0.7% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity vs. gdp per capita, Cuba or Venezuela?
- Cuba, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity vs. gdp per capita between Cuba and Venezuela?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Venezuela?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Venezuela rank globally for access to electricity vs. gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.