Ecuador vs El Salvador: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Ecuador
98.5%
in 2024
El Salvador
98.7%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
149th
El Salvador rank
148th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 98.7% against 98.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 149th and El Salvador ranks 148th of 229 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.4% | 88.3% | 7.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 95.1% | 3.2% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 0.3% | Ecuador |
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, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 98.7% against 98.5% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Ecuador ranks 149th 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.