Bangladesh vs Cambodia: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Bangladesh
99.5%
in 2024
Cambodia
99.2%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
141st
Cambodia rank
143rd
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 99.5% against 99.2% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 141st and Cambodia ranks 143rd of 229 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 19.3% | 24.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 60.3% | 11.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 91.1% | 7.6% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural, Bangladesh or Cambodia?
- Bangladesh, at 99.5% against 99.2% in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 0.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Cambodia rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Bangladesh ranks 141st and Cambodia ranks 143rd of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.