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
020406080100200020122024

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.

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Indicator
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
264 places, 6,575 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed