Access to electricity vs gdp per capita by country
Countries reporting
214
Highest
100
Aruba
Lowest
5.4
South Sudan
Median
100
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,702
What the numbers show
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 100 in Aruba; the lowest is 5.4 in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 100, and the mean is 88.73.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 271.3%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 1.9%).
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita: 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 | 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 4.3% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100 | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100 | 2024 | up 1.3% | 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 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Algeria | 100 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 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 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greenland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guam | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 100 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 100 | 2024 | up 7.9% | 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 2.8% | rising |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nauru | 100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | 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 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | French Polynesia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100 | 2024 | up 1.6% | 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 0.3% | 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 | rising |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Thailand | 100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 100 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 1 | Turkey | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | United States | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 1 | Venezuela | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 1 | United States Virgin Islands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 1 | Samoa | 100 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 122 | Indonesia | 99.9 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 122 | India | 99.9 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 99.9 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 125 | Brazil | 99.8 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 99.8 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 125 | Mexico | 99.8 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 125 | Paraguay | 99.8 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 129 | Belize | 99.6 | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 130 | Bangladesh | 99.5 | 2024 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 99.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 132 | Cambodia | 99.2 | 2024 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Mongolia | 99.1 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 134 | Chile | 99 | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 134 | Suriname | 99 | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 136 | Colombia | 98.9 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 137 | El Salvador | 98.7 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 138 | Ecuador | 98.5 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 139 | Argentina | 98.4 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 139 | Cape Verde | 98.4 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 141 | Nepal | 97.9 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 142 | Jamaica | 97.7 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 142 | Kiribati | 97.7 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 144 | Marshall Islands | 97.2 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 145 | Bolivia | 96.6 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 146 | Laos | 96.5 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 146 | Peru | 96.5 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 148 | Panama | 96 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 149 | Fiji | 95.9 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 150 | Pakistan | 95.7 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 151 | Grenada | 95.6 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 152 | Honduras | 95.5 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 153 | Gabon | 95.1 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 154 | Philippines | 94.8 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 155 | East Timor | 94.3 | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 156 | Guyana | 93 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 157 | Ghana | 91.9 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 158 | Comoros | 91.7 | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 159 | Guatemala | 90.9 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 160 | South Africa | 90.2 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 161 | Eswatini | 89.3 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 161 | Syria | 89.3 | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 163 | Micronesia (country) | 88.9 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 164 | Nicaragua | 88.7 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 165 | Afghanistan | 87.8 | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Yemen | 86.3 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 167 | Senegal | 82.9 | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 81.5 | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Myanmar | 80.4 | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 170 | Botswana | 80.2 | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 77.7 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 172 | Libya | 77.4 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 173 | Kenya | 77 | 2024 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Cote d'Ivoire | 72.9 | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 175 | Cameroon | 72 | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 175 | Rwanda | 72 | 2024 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Djibouti | 69.2 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 178 | Gambia | 69 | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 179 | Sudan | 66 | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 65.5 | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 181 | Equatorial Guinea | 65.1 | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 182 | Nigeria | 62.5 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 183 | Zimbabwe | 62 | 2024 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 184 | North Korea | 61.4 | 2024 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 185 | Togo | 61.1 | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 186 | Lesotho | 60.6 | 2024 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Namibia | 59.3 | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 188 | Benin | 59 | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 189 | Ethiopia | 56.6 | 2024 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 190 | Angola | 55.5 | 2024 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 191 | Eritrea | 55.3 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 191 | Uganda | 55.3 | 2024 | up 171.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Somalia | 54.4 | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Haiti | 53.9 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 195 | Guinea | 53.8 | 2024 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 196 | Zambia | 53.6 | 2024 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 197 | Congo | 53 | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 198 | Tanzania | 52.4 | 2024 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Mauritania | 52.2 | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 200 | Mali | 49.5 | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.7 | 2024 | up 154.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Papua New Guinea | 43.3 | 2024 | up 139.2% | rising |
| 203 | Madagascar | 42.5 | 2024 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 204 | Sierra Leone | 39.2 | 2024 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 205 | Mozambique | 36.9 | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Liberia | 34.9 | 2024 | up 271.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Burkina Faso | 34 | 2024 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 208 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 22.5 | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 209 | Niger | 21.3 | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 210 | Burundi | 20.1 | 2024 | up 187.1% | volatile |
| 211 | Central African Republic | 18.2 | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 212 | Malawi | 15.6 | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 213 | Chad | 13.4 | 2024 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 214 | South Sudan | 5.4 | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |