Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Samoa
100.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
100.0%
in 2024
Samoa rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 229 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.2% | 77.6% | 14.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 93.2% | 4.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 100.0% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
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, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Samoa, 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 Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Samoa 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.