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Countries With the Highest Electricity Access

Every country with a figure for electricity access, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Aruba (100%), Albania (100%) and Andorra (100%). The middle country of the 215 has 100%.

What this measures

Access to electricity (% of population). Source: World Bank. For this measure, higher is better.

The full ranking

Each country’s latest figure, from 2024–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.

RankCountryElectricity accessYearRegion
1Aruba100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
2Albania100%2024Europe & Central Asia
3Andorra100%2024Europe & Central Asia
4United Arab Emirates100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
5Armenia100%2024Europe & Central Asia
6Antigua and Barbuda100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
7Australia100%2024East Asia & Pacific
8Austria100%2024Europe & Central Asia
9Azerbaijan100%2024Europe & Central Asia
10Belgium100%2024Europe & Central Asia
11Bulgaria100%2024Europe & Central Asia
12Bahrain100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
13Bahamas, The100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
14Bosnia and Herzegovina100%2024Europe & Central Asia
15Belarus100%2024Europe & Central Asia
16Bermuda100%2024North America
17Barbados100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
18Brunei Darussalam100%2024East Asia & Pacific
19Bhutan100%2024South Asia
20Canada100%2024North America
21Switzerland100%2024Europe & Central Asia
22Channel Islands100%2024Europe & Central Asia
23China100%2024East Asia & Pacific
24Cuba100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
25Curacao100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
26Cayman Islands100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
27Cyprus100%2024Europe & Central Asia
28Czechia100%2024Europe & Central Asia
29Germany100%2024Europe & Central Asia
30Dominica100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
31Denmark100%2024Europe & Central Asia
32Algeria100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
33Egypt, Arab Rep.100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
34Spain100%2024Europe & Central Asia
35Estonia100%2024Europe & Central Asia
36Finland100%2024Europe & Central Asia
37France100%2024Europe & Central Asia
38Faroe Islands100%2024Europe & Central Asia
39United Kingdom100%2024Europe & Central Asia
40Georgia100%2024Europe & Central Asia
41Gibraltar100%2024Europe & Central Asia
42Greece100%2024Europe & Central Asia
43Greenland100%2024Europe & Central Asia
44Guam100%2024East Asia & Pacific
45Hong Kong SAR, China100%2024East Asia & Pacific
46Croatia100%2024Europe & Central Asia
47Hungary100%2024Europe & Central Asia
48Isle of Man100%2024Europe & Central Asia
49Ireland100%2024Europe & Central Asia
50Iran, Islamic Rep.100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
51Iraq100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
52Iceland100%2024Europe & Central Asia
53Israel100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
54Italy100%2024Europe & Central Asia
55Jordan100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
56Japan100%2024East Asia & Pacific
57Kazakhstan100%2024Europe & Central Asia
58Kyrgyz Republic100%2024Europe & Central Asia
59St. Kitts and Nevis100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
60Korea, Rep.100%2024East Asia & Pacific
61Kuwait100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
62Lebanon100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
63St. Lucia100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
64Liechtenstein100%2024Europe & Central Asia
65Sri Lanka100%2024South Asia
66Lithuania100%2024Europe & Central Asia
67Luxembourg100%2024Europe & Central Asia
68Latvia100%2024Europe & Central Asia
69Macao SAR, China100%2024East Asia & Pacific
70St. Martin (French part)100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
71Morocco100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
72Monaco100%2024Europe & Central Asia
73Moldova100%2024Europe & Central Asia
74Maldives100%2024South Asia
75North Macedonia100%2024Europe & Central Asia
76Malta100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
77Montenegro100%2024Europe & Central Asia
78Northern Mariana Islands100%2024East Asia & Pacific
79Mauritius100%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
80Malaysia100%2024East Asia & Pacific
81New Caledonia100%2024East Asia & Pacific
82Netherlands100%2024Europe & Central Asia
83Norway100%2024Europe & Central Asia
84Naoero100%2024East Asia & Pacific
85New Zealand100%2024East Asia & Pacific
86Oman100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
87Palau100%2024East Asia & Pacific
88Poland100%2024Europe & Central Asia
89Puerto Rico (US)100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
90Portugal100%2024Europe & Central Asia
91West Bank and Gaza100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
92French Polynesia100%2024East Asia & Pacific
93Qatar100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
94Romania100%2024Europe & Central Asia
95Russian Federation100%2024Europe & Central Asia
96Saudi Arabia100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
97Singapore100%2024East Asia & Pacific
98San Marino100%2024Europe & Central Asia
99Serbia100%2024Europe & Central Asia
100Slovak Republic100%2024Europe & Central Asia
101Slovenia100%2024Europe & Central Asia
102Sweden100%2024Europe & Central Asia
103Sint Maarten (Dutch part)100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
104Seychelles100%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
105Turks and Caicos Islands100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
106Thailand100%2024East Asia & Pacific
107Turkmenistan100%2024Europe & Central Asia
108Tonga100%2024East Asia & Pacific
109Trinidad and Tobago100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
110Tunisia100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
111Turkiye100%2024Europe & Central Asia
112Tuvalu100%2024East Asia & Pacific
113Ukraine100%2024Europe & Central Asia
114Uruguay100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
115United States100%2024North America
116Uzbekistan100%2024Europe & Central Asia
117St. Vincent and the Grenadines100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
118Venezuela, RB100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
119British Virgin Islands100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
120Virgin Islands (U.S.)100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
121Viet Nam100%2024East Asia & Pacific
122Samoa100%2024East Asia & Pacific
123Indonesia99.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
124India99.9%2024South Asia
125Tajikistan99.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
126Brazil99.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
127Costa Rica99.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
128Mexico99.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
129Paraguay99.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
130Belize99.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
131Bangladesh99.5%2024South Asia
132Dominican Republic99.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
133Cambodia99.2%2024East Asia & Pacific
134Mongolia99.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
135Chile99%2024Latin America & Caribbean
136Suriname99%2024Latin America & Caribbean
137Colombia98.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
138El Salvador98.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
139Ecuador98.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
140Argentina98.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
141Cabo Verde98.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
142Nepal97.9%2024South Asia
143Jamaica97.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
144Kiribati97.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
145Marshall Islands97.2%2024East Asia & Pacific
146Bolivia96.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
147Lao PDR96.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
148Peru96.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
149Panama96%2024Latin America & Caribbean
150Fiji95.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
151Pakistan95.7%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
152Grenada95.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
153Honduras95.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
154Gabon95.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
155Philippines94.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
156Timor-Leste94.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
157Guyana93%2024Latin America & Caribbean
158Ghana91.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
159Comoros91.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
160Guatemala90.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
161South Africa90.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
162Eswatini89.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
163Syrian Arab Republic89.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
164Micronesia, Fed. Sts.88.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
165Nicaragua88.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
166Afghanistan87.8%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
167Yemen, Rep.86.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
168Senegal82.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
169Solomon Islands81.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
170Myanmar80.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
171Botswana80.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
172Sao Tome and Principe77.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
173Libya77.4%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
174Kenya77%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
175Cote d'Ivoire72.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
176Cameroon72%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
177Rwanda72%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
178Djibouti69.2%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
179Gambia, The69%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
180Sudan66%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
181Vanuatu65.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
182Equatorial Guinea65.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
183Nigeria62.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
184Zimbabwe62%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
185Korea, Dem. People's Rep.61.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
186Togo61.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
187Lesotho60.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
188Namibia59.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
189Benin59%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
190Ethiopia56.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
191Angola55.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
192Eritrea55.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
193Uganda55.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
194Somalia, Fed. Rep.54.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
195Haiti53.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
196Guinea53.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
197Zambia53.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
198Congo, Rep.53%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
199Tanzania52.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
200Mauritania52.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
201Mali49.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
202Guinea-Bissau43.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
203Papua New Guinea43.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
204Madagascar42.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
205Sierra Leone39.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
206Mozambique36.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
207Liberia34.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
208Burkina Faso34%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
209Congo, Dem. Rep.22.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
210Niger21.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
211Burundi20.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
212Central African Republic18.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
213Malawi15.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
214Chad13.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
215South Sudan5.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa

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