Bangladesh vs Ecuador: Electricity as a share of primary energy
Bangladesh
18.4%
in 2025
Ecuador
18.5%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
32nd
Ecuador rank
31st
Electricity as a share of primary energy over time
- Bangladesh
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 18.5% against 18.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Ecuador ranks 31st of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 11.5% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 13.0% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.7% | 1.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.8% | 0.6% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity as a share of primary energy, Bangladesh or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 18.5% against 18.4% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity as a share of primary energy between Bangladesh and Ecuador?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ecuador?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Ecuador rank globally for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Ecuador ranks 31st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.