El Salvador vs Suriname: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
El Salvador
98.7%
in 2024
Suriname
99.0%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
148th
Suriname rank
145th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- El Salvador
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 99.0% against 98.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
El Salvador ranks 148th and Suriname ranks 145th of 229 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 94.6% | 6.2% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 95.2% | 0.2% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 99.0% | 0.0% | Suriname |
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, El Salvador or Suriname?
- Suriname, 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 El Salvador and Suriname?
- 0.3%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Suriname?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Suriname rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- El Salvador ranks 148th and Suriname ranks 145th 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.