Kuwait vs United States: Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
100.0%
in 2024
United States
100.0%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- United States
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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, Kuwait or United States?
- Kuwait, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and United States?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and United States rank globally for access to electricity vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and United States 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.