Chile vs El Salvador: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Chile
99.0%
in 2024
El Salvador
98.7%
in 2024
Chile rank
145th
El Salvador rank
148th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Chile
- El Salvador
How they compare
Chile currently reports 99.0% against 98.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 145th and El Salvador ranks 148th of 229 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 88.3% | 9.8% | Chile |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 95.1% | 4.8% | Chile |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 98.9% | 0.9% | Chile |
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, Chile or El Salvador?
- Chile, at 99.0% against 98.7% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Chile and El Salvador?
- 0.3%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Chile ranks 145th and El Salvador ranks 148th 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.