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Access to Electricity by Country

Compare access to electricity by country or region (% of population). Highlights energy poverty and infrastructure gaps across the world since 1990. Source: World Bank.

Highest access to electricity · % of population · Source: World Bank Open Data · View maps & charts →

Year2024

215 countries · 2024

#Country / Region% of population▼
1MonacoMCO100.0%
2MoldovaMDA100.0%
3MauritiusMUS100.0%
4AndorraAND100.0%
5West Bank and GazaPSE100.0%
6Antigua and BarbudaATG100.0%
7Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR100.0%
8ArmeniaARM100.0%
9ArubaABW100.0%
10AustraliaAUS100.0%
11AustriaAUT100.0%
12AzerbaijanAZE100.0%
13Bahamas, TheBHS100.0%
14BahrainBHR100.0%
15Viet NamVNM100.0%
16BarbadosBRB100.0%
17BelarusBLR100.0%
18BelgiumBEL100.0%
19Venezuela, RBVEN100.0%
20UzbekistanUZB100.0%
21BermudaBMU100.0%
22BhutanBTN100.0%
23UruguayURY100.0%
24Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH100.0%
25United StatesUSA100.0%
26United KingdomGBR100.0%
27British Virgin IslandsVGB100.0%
28Brunei DarussalamBRN100.0%
29BulgariaBGR100.0%
30United Arab EmiratesARE100.0%
31UkraineUKR100.0%
32TuvaluTUV100.0%
33Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA100.0%
34TurkmenistanTKM100.0%
35CanadaCAN100.0%
36Cayman IslandsCYM100.0%
37TurkiyeTUR100.0%
38TunisiaTUN100.0%
39Channel IslandsCHI100.0%
40Trinidad and TobagoTTO100.0%
41ChinaCHN100.0%
42TongaTON100.0%
43ThailandTHA100.0%
44SwitzerlandCHE100.0%
45SwedenSWE100.0%
46St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT100.0%
47St. Martin (French part)MAF100.0%
48CroatiaHRV100.0%
49CubaCUB100.0%
50CuracaoCUW100.0%
51CyprusCYP100.0%
52CzechiaCZE100.0%
53DenmarkDNK100.0%
54St. LuciaLCA100.0%
55DominicaDMA100.0%
56St. Kitts and NevisKNA100.0%
57Sri LankaLKA100.0%
58Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY100.0%
59SpainESP100.0%
60SloveniaSVN100.0%
61Slovak RepublicSVK100.0%
62EstoniaEST100.0%
63Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM100.0%
64SingaporeSGP100.0%
65Faroe IslandsFRO100.0%
66SeychellesSYC100.0%
67FinlandFIN100.0%
68FranceFRA100.0%
69French PolynesiaPYF100.0%
70SerbiaSRB100.0%
71Saudi ArabiaSAU100.0%
72GeorgiaGEO100.0%
73GermanyDEU100.0%
74San MarinoSMR100.0%
75GibraltarGIB100.0%
76GreeceGRC100.0%
77GreenlandGRL100.0%
78SamoaWSM100.0%
79GuamGUM100.0%
80Russian FederationRUS100.0%
81RomaniaROU100.0%
82QatarQAT100.0%
83Puerto Rico (US)PRI100.0%
84PortugalPRT100.0%
85PolandPOL100.0%
86Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG100.0%
87HungaryHUN100.0%
88IcelandISL100.0%
89AlbaniaALB100.0%
90AlgeriaDZA100.0%
91Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN100.0%
92IraqIRQ100.0%
93IrelandIRL100.0%
94Isle of ManIMN100.0%
95IsraelISR100.0%
96ItalyITA100.0%
97PalauPLW100.0%
98JapanJPN100.0%
99JordanJOR100.0%
100KazakhstanKAZ100.0%
101OmanOMN100.0%
102NorwayNOR100.0%
103Northern Mariana IslandsMNP100.0%
104Korea, Rep.KOR100.0%
105KuwaitKWT100.0%
106Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ100.0%
107North MacedoniaMKD100.0%
108LatviaLVA100.0%
109LebanonLBN100.0%
110New ZealandNZL100.0%
111New CaledoniaNCL100.0%
112NetherlandsNLD100.0%
113LiechtensteinLIE100.0%
114LithuaniaLTU100.0%
115LuxembourgLUX100.0%
116Macao SAR, ChinaMAC100.0%
117NaoeroNRU100.0%
118MoroccoMAR100.0%
119MalaysiaMYS100.0%
120MaldivesMDV100.0%
121MontenegroMNE100.0%
122MaltaMLT100.0%
123TajikistanTJK99.9%
124IndiaIND99.9%
125IndonesiaIDN99.9%
126Costa RicaCRI99.8%
127BrazilBRA99.8%
128MexicoMEX99.8%
129ParaguayPRY99.8%
130BelizeBLZ99.6%
131Dominican RepublicDOM99.5%
132BangladeshBGD99.5%
133CambodiaKHM99.2%
134MongoliaMNG99.1%
135SurinameSUR99.0%
136ChileCHL99.0%
137ColombiaCOL98.9%
138El SalvadorSLV98.7%
139EcuadorECU98.5%
140Cabo VerdeCPV98.4%
141ArgentinaARG98.4%
142NepalNPL97.9%
143KiribatiKIR97.7%
144JamaicaJAM97.7%
145Marshall IslandsMHL97.2%
146BoliviaBOL96.6%
147PeruPER96.5%
148Lao PDRLAO96.5%
149PanamaPAN96.0%
150FijiFJI95.9%
151PakistanPAK95.7%
152GrenadaGRD95.6%
153HondurasHND95.5%
154GabonGAB95.1%
155PhilippinesPHL94.8%
156Timor-LesteTLS94.3%
157GuyanaGUY93.0%
158GhanaGHA91.9%
159ComorosCOM91.7%
160GuatemalaGTM90.9%
161South AfricaZAF90.2%
162EswatiniSWZ89.3%
163Syrian Arab RepublicSYR89.3%
164Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM88.9%
165NicaraguaNIC88.7%
166AfghanistanAFG87.8%
167Yemen, Rep.YEM86.3%
168SenegalSEN82.9%
169Solomon IslandsSLB81.5%
170MyanmarMMR80.4%
171BotswanaBWA80.2%
172Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP77.7%
173LibyaLBY77.4%
174KenyaKEN77.0%
175Cote d'IvoireCIV72.9%
176RwandaRWA72.0%
177CameroonCMR72.0%
178DjiboutiDJI69.2%
179Gambia, TheGMB69.0%
180SudanSDN66.0%
181VanuatuVUT65.5%
182Equatorial GuineaGNQ65.1%
183NigeriaNGA62.5%
184ZimbabweZWE62.0%
185Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK61.4%
186TogoTGO61.1%
187LesothoLSO60.6%
188NamibiaNAM59.3%
189BeninBEN59.0%
190EthiopiaETH56.6%
191AngolaAGO55.5%
192EritreaERI55.3%
193UgandaUGA55.3%
194Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM54.4%
195HaitiHTI53.9%
196GuineaGIN53.8%
197ZambiaZMB53.6%
198Congo, Rep.COG53.0%
199TanzaniaTZA52.4%
200MauritaniaMRT52.2%
201MaliMLI49.5%
202Guinea-BissauGNB43.7%
203Papua New GuineaPNG43.3%
204MadagascarMDG42.5%
205Sierra LeoneSLE39.2%
206MozambiqueMOZ36.9%
207LiberiaLBR34.9%
208Burkina FasoBFA34.0%
209Congo, Dem. Rep.COD22.5%
210NigerNER21.3%
211BurundiBDI20.1%
212Central African RepublicCAF18.2%
213MalawiMWI15.6%
214ChadTCD13.4%
215South SudanSSD5.4%

2024 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Access to Electricity · 2024

  • ›In 2024, Monaco leads all 215 ranked nations in access to electricity, recording 100.0% — followed by Moldova (100.0%) and Mauritius (100.0%).
  • ›Monaco records 19× more than South Sudan (5.4%), the lowest-ranked country with data for 2024.
  • ›The median country scores 100.0%, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's access to electricity in 2024.
  • ›The five leading nations — Monaco, Moldova, Mauritius, Andorra and West Bank and Gaza — dominate the global access to electricity ranking in 2024.
  • ›215 countries and territories reported access to electricity data for 2024. Use the year slider to explore how rankings have shifted over time, or visit the Access to Electricity indicator page for interactive world maps and historical trend charts.

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