Egypt vs Upper middle income: Electric power transmission and distribution losses
Egypt
19.9%
in 2023
Upper middle income
13.0%
in 2024
Egypt rank
24th
Upper middle income rank
23rd
Electric power transmission and distribution losses over time
- Egypt
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 19.9% against 13.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Egypt ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 10.9% | 2.9% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.3% | 1.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 8.1% | 6.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 6.5% | 14.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power transmission and distribution losses, Egypt or Upper middle income?
- Egypt, at 19.9% against 13.0% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electric power transmission and distribution losses between Egypt and Upper middle income?
- 6.9%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Upper middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Upper middle income rank globally for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Egypt ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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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About this data
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.