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Electricity Access

56 countries1,790 records1990–2023

About this indicator

Electricity access measures the percentage of a country's population with reliable access to electrical power. Universal access is a key UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 7) and a prerequisite for economic development, healthcare, and education.

Full name: Access to electricity (% population)

Source: World Bank

Top 20 Countries — Electricity Access

1🇩🇿Algeria
2🇦🇷Argentina
3🇦🇺Australia
4🇦🇹Austria
5🇧🇪Belgium
6🇨🇦Canada
7🇨🇱Chile
8🇨🇳China
9🇨🇿Czech Republic
10🇩🇰Denmark
11🇪🇬Egypt
12🇫🇮Finland
13🇫🇷France
14🇩🇪Germany
15🇬🇷Greece
16🇭🇺Hungary
17🇮🇷Iran
18🇮🇶Iraq
19🇮🇱Israel
20🇮🇹Italy

Full Country Rankings (56)

#CountryValueUnitYear
1🇩🇿 Algeria100%2023
2🇦🇷 Argentina100%2023
3🇦🇺 Australia100%2023
4🇦🇹 Austria100%2023
5🇧🇪 Belgium100%2023
6🇨🇦 Canada100%2023
7🇨🇱 Chile100%2023
8🇨🇳 China100%2023
9🇨🇿 Czech Republic100%2023
10🇩🇰 Denmark100%2023
11🇪🇬 Egypt100%2023
12🇫🇮 Finland100%2023
13🇫🇷 France100%2023
14🇩🇪 Germany100%2023
15🇬🇷 Greece100%2023
16🇭🇺 Hungary100%2023
17🇮🇷 Iran100%2023
18🇮🇶 Iraq100%2023
19🇮🇱 Israel100%2023
20🇮🇹 Italy100%2023
21🇯🇵 Japan100%2023
22🇰🇿 Kazakhstan100%2023
23🇰🇷 South Korea100%2023
24🇲🇾 Malaysia100%2023
25🇲🇦 Morocco100%2023
26🇳🇱 Netherlands100%2023
27🇳🇿 New Zealand100%2023
28🇳🇴 Norway100%2023
29🇵🇱 Poland100%2023
30🇵🇹 Portugal100%2023
31🇷🇴 Romania100%2023
32🇷🇺 Russia100%2023
33🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia100%2023
34🇸🇬 Singapore100%2023
35🇪🇸 Spain100%2023
36🇸🇪 Sweden100%2023
37🇨🇭 Switzerland100%2023
38🇹🇭 Thailand100%2023
39🇹🇷 Turkey100%2023
40🇺🇦 Ukraine100%2023
41🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates100%2023
42🇬🇧 United Kingdom100%2023
43🇺🇸 United States100%2023
44🇻🇪 Venezuela100%2023
45🇧🇷 Brazil99.8%2023
46🇻🇳 Vietnam99.8%2023
47🇲🇽 Mexico99.7%2023
48🇧🇩 Bangladesh99.5%2023
49🇮🇳 India99.5%2023
50🇮🇩 Indonesia99.4%2023
51🇨🇴 Colombia98.7%2023
52🇵🇭 Philippines98%2023
53🇵🇪 Peru96.2%2023
54🇵🇰 Pakistan95.6%2023
55🇿🇦 South Africa87.7%2023
56🇳🇬 Nigeria61.2%2023

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