Barbados vs Cuba: Share of the population with access to electricity
Barbados
100.0%
in 2024
Cuba
100.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
1st
Cuba rank
1st
Share of the population with access to electricity over time
- Barbados
- Cuba
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Cuba, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Cuba ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 96.8% | 3.2% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 98.8% | 1.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with access to electricity, Barbados or Cuba?
- Barbados, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population with access to electricity between Barbados and Cuba?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cuba?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Cuba rank globally for share of the population with access to electricity?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Cuba ranks 1st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with access to electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.