Bhutan vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Bhutan
100.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
100.0%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Bhutan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 229 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 77.6% | 23.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 93.2% | 1.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
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, Bhutan or Sri Lanka?
- Bhutan, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Bhutan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st 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.