Barbados vs Kuwait: Share of the population with access to electricity
Barbados
100.0%
in 2024
Kuwait
100.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
1st
Kuwait rank
1st
Share of the population with access to electricity over time
- Barbados
- Kuwait
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
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 Kuwait?
- Barbados, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population with access to electricity between Barbados and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kuwait?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Kuwait rank globally for share of the population with access to electricity?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Kuwait 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.