Access to electricity urban vs rural by country
Countries reporting
212
Highest
100
Aruba
Lowest
22.8
South Sudan
Median
100
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,652
What the numbers show
Access to electricity urban vs rural is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 100 in Aruba; the lowest is 22.8 in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 100, and the mean is 95.1.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 275.0%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 2.7%).
Access to electricity urban vs rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Albania | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Andorra | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Armenia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Curacao | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Algeria | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greenland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guam | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guyana | 100 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | India | 100 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Laos | 100 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Libya | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 100 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 100 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nauru | 100 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | French Polynesia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Suriname | 100 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Syria | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | East Timor | 100 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 1 | Tonga | 100 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | United States | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 1 | Venezuela | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 1 | United States Virgin Islands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 100 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 135 | Brazil | 99.9 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Colombia | 99.9 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 135 | Costa Rica | 99.9 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 135 | Mexico | 99.9 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 135 | Paraguay | 99.9 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 99.9 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 141 | Belize | 99.8 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 141 | Bolivia | 99.8 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 141 | Dominican Republic | 99.8 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 141 | Philippines | 99.8 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 145 | Nepal | 99.7 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 99.5 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 147 | Mongolia | 99.4 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 147 | El Salvador | 99.4 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 149 | Honduras | 99.3 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 150 | Guatemala | 99.2 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 151 | Jamaica | 99.1 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 152 | Gabon | 99 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 152 | Peru | 99 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 154 | Micronesia (country) | 98.8 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 155 | Cape Verde | 98.6 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 155 | Ghana | 98.6 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 157 | Comoros | 98.5 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 158 | Pakistan | 98.4 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 159 | Fiji | 98.2 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 160 | Kenya | 98.1 | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 161 | Panama | 98 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 162 | Marshall Islands | 97.4 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 163 | Afghanistan | 97 | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 163 | Kiribati | 97 | 2024 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 165 | Botswana | 96.7 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 166 | Togo | 96 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 167 | Senegal | 95.7 | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 168 | Cameroon | 95.6 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 169 | Myanmar | 95.3 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 170 | Ethiopia | 95.1 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 171 | Yemen | 95 | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 172 | Cote d'Ivoire | 94.3 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 173 | Mauritania | 94.2 | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 174 | Guinea | 93.6 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 175 | South Africa | 92.4 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 176 | Eswatini | 92.1 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 90.1 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 89.3 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 179 | Mali | 88.6 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 180 | Rwanda | 88 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 181 | Sudan | 87.9 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 182 | Burkina Faso | 87.8 | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 183 | Gambia | 85.6 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 183 | Haiti | 85.6 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 185 | Nigeria | 85.5 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 186 | Lesotho | 85.2 | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 186 | Tanzania | 85.2 | 2024 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 188 | Zimbabwe | 85.1 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 189 | Solomon Islands | 82.3 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 190 | Zambia | 80.3 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 191 | Mozambique | 79.8 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 192 | Sao Tome and Principe | 78.9 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 193 | Uganda | 78.3 | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 194 | Eritrea | 78.1 | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 195 | Angola | 78 | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 196 | Namibia | 77.2 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 197 | Madagascar | 75.9 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 198 | Djibouti | 74.9 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 199 | Somalia | 73.4 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 200 | Congo | 72 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 201 | Benin | 71.6 | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 202 | Burundi | 70 | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 203 | Niger | 69.1 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 204 | Papua New Guinea | 66.8 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 205 | Guinea-Bissau | 65.6 | 2024 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 206 | Malawi | 59.5 | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 207 | Sierra Leone | 56.4 | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 208 | Liberia | 55.5 | 2024 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 55 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 210 | Chad | 51 | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 211 | Central African Republic | 38.8 | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 212 | South Sudan | 22.8 | 2024 | up 96.6% | rising |