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