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Share of the population with access to electricity (% of population)
Latest country estimates of the share of people with access to electricity, from the World Bank/IEA tracking SDG 7. Compare progress worldwide.
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Key Insights
Global Average
85.2%
Median: 100.0%
Countries Covered
166
with available data
Highest
Bulgaria
100.0%
Lowest
South Sudan
8.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Bulgaria100.0%
2Belarus100.0%
3Canada100.0%
4Sri Lanka100.0%
5Chile100.0%
By Region
Europe100.0%(31 countries)
Oceania100.0%(2 countries)
South America99.8%(7 countries)
North America98.3%(3 countries)
Asia97.3%(24 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (8.0%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 85.2%)
Europe (31)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (3)
Asia (24)
Africa (9)
Other (90)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest country estimates of the share of people with access to electricity, from the World Bank/IEA tracking SDG 7. Compare progress worldwide. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators) / Tracking SDG7 (IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank, WHO).
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100.0% |
| 2 | Belarus | 100.0% |
| 3 | Canada | 100.0% |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 100.0% |
| 5 | Chile | 100.0% |
| 6 | People's Republic of China | 100.0% |
| 7 | Croatia | 100.0% |
| 8 | Cuba | 100.0% |
| 9 | Cyprus | 100.0% |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 100.0% |
| 11 | Denmark | 100.0% |
| 12 | El Salvador | 100.0% |
| 13 | Estonia | 100.0% |
| 14 | Finland | 100.0% |
| 15 | France | 100.0% |
| 16 | Georgia | 100.0% |
| 17 | Greece | 100.0% |
| 18 | Hungary | 100.0% |
| 19 | Iceland | 100.0% |
| 20 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 100.0% |
| 21 | Iraq | 100.0% |
| 22 | Ireland | 100.0% |
| 23 | Israel | 100.0% |
| 24 | Italy | 100.0% |
| 25 | Japan | 100.0% |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% |
| 27 | Jordan | 100.0% |
| 28 | North Korea | 100.0% |
| 29 | South Korea | 100.0% |
| 30 | Kuwait | 100.0% |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% |
| 32 | Lebanon | 100.0% |
| 33 | Latvia | 100.0% |
| 34 | Libya | 100.0% |
| 35 | Lithuania | 100.0% |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
| 37 | Malaysia | 100.0% |
| 38 | Maldives | 100.0% |
| 39 | Malta | 100.0% |
| 40 | Mauritius | 100.0% |
| 41 | Mexico | 100.0% |
| 42 | Mongolia | 100.0% |
| 43 | Moldova, Republic of | 100.0% |
| 44 | Montenegro | 100.0% |
| 45 | Montserrat | 100.0% |
| 46 | Morocco | 100.0% |
| 47 | Oman | 100.0% |
| 48 | Netherlands | 100.0% |
| 49 | New Zealand | 100.0% |
| 50 | Norway | 100.0% |
| 51 | Panama | 100.0% |
| 52 | Paraguay | 100.0% |
| 53 | Poland | 100.0% |
| 54 | Portugal | 100.0% |
| 55 | Romania | 100.0% |
| 56 | Russian Federation | 100.0% |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% |
| 58 | Serbia | 100.0% |
| 59 | Singapore | 100.0% |
| 60 | Slovakia | 100.0% |
| 61 | Vietnam | 100.0% |
| 62 | Slovenia | 100.0% |
| 63 | Spain | 100.0% |
| 64 | Sweden | 100.0% |
| 65 | Switzerland | 100.0% |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 100.0% |
| 67 | Thailand | 100.0% |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% |
| 70 | Tunisia | 100.0% |
| 71 | Türkiye | 100.0% |
| 72 | Ukraine | 100.0% |
| 73 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 100.0% |
| 74 | Egypt | 100.0% |
| 75 | United Kingdom | 100.0% |
| 76 | Uruguay | 100.0% |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% |
| 78 | Venezuela | 100.0% |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 100.0% |
| 80 | Albania | 100.0% |
| 81 | Argentina | 100.0% |
| 82 | Australia | 100.0% |
| 83 | Austria | 100.0% |
| 84 | Bahamas | 100.0% |
| 85 | Bahrain | 100.0% |
| 86 | Armenia | 100.0% |
| 87 | Barbados | 100.0% |
| 88 | Belgium | 100.0% |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% |
| 90 | Solomon Islands | 100.0% |
| 91 | Brunei Darussalam | 100.0% |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 99.9% |
| 93 | Algeria | 99.9% |
| 94 | Colombia | 99.8% |
| 95 | Botswana | 99.8% |
| 96 | Brazil | 99.8% |
| 97 | Ecuador | 99.7% |
| 98 | Jamaica | 99.7% |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 99.6% |
| 100 | Suriname | 99.6% |
| 101 | Belize | 99.6% |
| 102 | Indonesia | 99.5% |
| 103 | India | 99.0% |
| 104 | Vanuatu | 99.0% |
| 105 | Peru | 99.0% |
| 106 | Nepal | 98.5% |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 97.0% |
| 108 | Philippines | 97.0% |
| 109 | Syrian Arab Republic | 97.0% |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 96.2% |
| 111 | Honduras | 96.0% |
| 112 | Cape Verde | 95.0% |
| 113 | Guatemala | 95.0% |
| 114 | Bolivia | 95.0% |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 93.0% |
| 116 | Guyana | 92.0% |
| 117 | Gabon | 91.0% |
| 118 | South Africa | 91.0% |
| 119 | New Caledonia | 88.0% |
| 120 | Ghana | 86.0% |
| 121 | Comoros | 85.0% |
| 122 | Central African Republic | 78.0% |
| 123 | Eswatini | 76.0% |
| 124 | Djibouti | 75.0% |
| 125 | Pakistan | 74.0% |
| 126 | Senegal | 74.0% |
| 127 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.0% |
| 128 | Kenya | 71.0% |
| 129 | Cameroon | 70.0% |
| 130 | Yemen | 70.0% |
| 131 | Togo | 67.0% |
| 132 | Myanmar | 66.0% |
| 133 | Sudan | 65.0% |
| 134 | Republic of The Gambia | 63.0% |
| 135 | Cambodia | 62.0% |
| 136 | Nigeria | 60.0% |
| 137 | Namibia | 59.0% |
| 138 | Rwanda | 58.0% |
| 139 | Mali | 56.0% |
| 140 | Republic of the Congo | 54.0% |
| 141 | Lesotho | 53.0% |
| 142 | Equatorial Guinea | 52.0% |
| 143 | Ethiopia | 51.0% |
| 144 | Eritrea | 50.0% |
| 145 | Mauritania | 50.0% |
| 146 | Uganda | 50.0% |
| 147 | Zambia | 49.0% |
| 148 | Haiti | 47.0% |
| 149 | Somalia | 46.0% |
| 150 | Angola | 45.0% |
| 151 | Guinea | 44.0% |
| 152 | United Republic of Tanzania | 44.0% |
| 153 | Mozambique | 40.0% |
| 154 | Madagascar | 36.0% |
| 155 | Liberia | 30.0% |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.0% |
| 157 | Sierra Leone | 26.0% |
| 158 | Benin | 23.0% |
| 159 | Burkina Faso | 23.0% |
| 160 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.0% |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 20.0% |
| 162 | Niger | 19.0% |
| 163 | Malawi | 15.0% |
| 164 | Burundi | 12.0% |
| 165 | Chad | 11.0% |
| 166 | South Sudan | 8.0% |
Showing 166 of 166 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank (World Development Indicators) / Tracking SDG7 (IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank, WHO) (2022).
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