Which has higher electric power transmission and distribution losses, Dominican Republic or Spain?

Dominican Republic, at 7.9% against 7.8% in Spain as of 2024.

What is the difference in electric power transmission and distribution losses between Dominican Republic and Spain?

0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Spain?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Spain: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output)

Dominican Republic

7.9%

in 2024

Spain

7.8%

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

98th

Spain rank

99th

Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) over time

Dominican Republic
Spain

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 7.9% against 7.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 98th and Spain ranks 99th of 151 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23.3%	9.1%	14.2%	Dominican Republic
2000s	11.7%	8.3%	3.4%	Dominican Republic
2010s	12.8%	9.2%	3.7%	Dominican Republic
2020s	11.9%	9.0%	2.9%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electric power transmission and distribution losses, Dominican Republic or Spain?: Dominican Republic, at 7.9% against 7.8% in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in electric power transmission and distribution losses between Dominican Republic and Spain?: 0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Spain?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Spain rank globally for electric power transmission and distribution losses?: Dominican Republic ranks 98th and Spain ranks 99th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output)
Unit: % of output
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 7,853 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. The losses are expressed as a share of the total output.