Chile vs El Salvador: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita

Chile
0.99 units per person
in 2024
El Salvador
0.987 units per person
in 2024
Chile rank
135th
El Salvador rank
137th

Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita over time

  • Chile
  • El Salvador
00.20.40.60.81199020072024

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.99 units per person against 0.987 units per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.003 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 135th and El Salvador ranks 137th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9574 units per person 0.7712 units per person 0.1862 units per person Chile
2000s 0.9815 units per person 0.8834 units per person 0.0981 units per person Chile
2010s 0.9981 units per person 0.9506 units per person 0.0475 units per person Chile
2020s 0.998 units per person 0.9892 units per person 0.0088 units per person Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per capita, Chile or El Salvador?
Chile, at 0.99 units per person against 0.987 units per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per capita between Chile and El Salvador?
0.003 units per person, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
Chile ranks 135th and El Salvador ranks 137th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.