Data for 2005

Access to Electricity, 2005

2005, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Access to Electricity, 2005 covers 212 countries. 57 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Burundi is lowest, at 3.2. The middle country reads 96.9. Against 2004, 138 values changed (103 up, 35 down), the same countries are covered.

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Access to Electricity · Data for 2005

Highest57 countries share it

100.0

LowestBurundi

3.2

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

212countries
1measure
2005the year it describes
116distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Access to Electricity, 2005, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Access to Electricity, 2005: every country, as published by World Bank Group.

AndorraANDSouthern Europe	100.0
ArubaABWCaribbean	100.0
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	100.0
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	100.0
BahamasBHSCaribbean	100.0
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	100.0
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	100.0
BermudaBMUNorthern America	100.0
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	100.0
CanadaCANNorthern America	100.0
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	100.0
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	100.0
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	100.0
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	100.0
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	100.0
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	100.0
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	100.0
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	100.0
FranceFRAWestern Europe	100.0
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	100.0
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	100.0
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	100.0
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	100.0
GuamGUMMicronesia	100.0
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	100.0
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	100.0
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	100.0
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	100.0
IsraelISRWestern Asia	100.0
ItalyITASouthern Europe	100.0
JapanJPNEastern Asia	100.0
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	100.0
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	100.0
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	100.0
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	100.0
MacauMACEastern Asia	100.0
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	100.0
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	100.0
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	100.0
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	100.0
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	100.0
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	100.0
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	100.0
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	100.0
QatarQATWestern Asia	100.0
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	100.0
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	100.0
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	100.0
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	100.0
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	100.0
SpainESPSouthern Europe	100.0
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	100.0
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	100.0
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	100.0
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	100.0
United StatesUSANorthern America	100.0
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	100.0
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	99.9
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	99.9
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	99.9
OmanOMNWestern Asia	99.9
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	99.9
UkraineUKREastern Europe	99.9
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	99.8
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	99.8
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	99.8
PolandPOLEastern Europe	99.8
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	99.7
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	99.7
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	99.7
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	99.7
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	99.7
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	99.7
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	99.7
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	99.6
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	99.5
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	99.4
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	99.4
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	99.4
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	99.4
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	99.4
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	99.3
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	99.2
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	99.2
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	99.1
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	99.1
Costa RicaCRICentral America	99.1
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	99.1
JordanJORWestern Asia	99.0
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	99.0
NauruNRUMicronesia	99.0
MexicoMEXCentral America	98.9
PalauPLWMicronesia	98.9
VenezuelaVENSouth America	98.8
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	98.7
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	98.6
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	98.6
IranIRNSouthern Asia	98.4
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	98.0
UruguayURYSouth America	98.0
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	97.9
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	97.9
ChileCHLSouth America	97.7
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	97.6
IraqIRQWestern Asia	97.4
BrazilBRASouth America	97.1
ColombiaCOLSouth America	96.8
CubaCUBCaribbean	96.8
ArgentinaARGSouth America	96.7
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	96.5
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	96.1
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	96.0
EcuadorECUSouth America	95.8
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	95.6
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	95.5
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	95.5
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	95.0
SurinameSURSouth America	94.9
ParaguayPRYSouth America	94.7
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	92.8
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	92.2
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	92.0
BelarusBLREastern Europe	91.5
SamoaWSMPolynesia	91.1
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	90.9
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	90.6
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	90.1
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	90.1
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	90.1
TongaTONPolynesia	89.0
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	88.0
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	87.5
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	87.5
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	86.2
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	86.2
DominicaDMACaribbean	86.0
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	84.8
PanamaPANCentral America	84.1
BelizeBLZCentral America	83.5
FijiFJIMelanesia	81.6
GabonGABMiddle Africa	81.6
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	80.8
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	79.8
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	78.6
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	78.3
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	78.1
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	78.1
GuyanaGUYSouth America	77.5
PeruPERSouth America	77.2
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	75.7
NicaraguaNICCentral America	73.8
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	69.7
HondurasHNDCentral America	68.9
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	68.8
BoliviaBOLSouth America	68.3
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	67.0
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	65.0
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	59.8
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	58.9
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	57.2
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	56.8
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	55.8
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	55.2
YemenYEMWestern Asia	54.8
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	51.0
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	47.3
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	47.2
SenegalSENWestern Africa	47.1
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	46.8
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	46.1
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	44.2
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	41.2
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	39.6
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	37.5
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	36.1
EritreaERIEastern Africa	34.5
HaitiHTICaribbean	34.5
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	34.2
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	33.8
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	33.5
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	31.0
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	30.5
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	30.5
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	29.4
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	28.7
TogoTGOWestern Africa	26.5
BeninBENWestern Africa	26.1
KenyaKENEastern Africa	24.5
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	23.3
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	20.5
GuineaGINWestern Africa	20.2
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	19.2
MaliMLIWestern Africa	18.2
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	18.2
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	16.0
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	15.0
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	14.1
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	14.0
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	13.8
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	11.8
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	11.3
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	11.1
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	9.6
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	8.9
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	7.4
NigerNERWestern Africa	7.1
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	6.6
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	6.0
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	5.2
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	4.8
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	4.8
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	3.2

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Arubashared100.0
Andorrashared100.0
United Arab Emiratesshared100.0
Australiashared100.0
Austriashared100.0

Lowest

Burundi3.2
Chadshared4.8
Rwandashared4.8
Guinea-Bissau5.2
DR Congo6.0

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 96.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
138values changed, of 212 in both
103 · 35rose · fell
74unchanged

Rose most

Mongolia74.8 → 86.2+11.4
Senegal36.8 → 47.1+10.3
Nepal37.2 → 46.1+8.9
Bhutan51.9 → 59.8+7.9
Kiribati62.4 → 69.7+7.3

Fell most

Ghana50.8 → 41.2−9.6
Philippines87.6 → 79.8−7.8
Bolivia75.9 → 68.3−7.6
Mauritania24.3 → 18.2−6.1
Antigua and Barbuda97.9 → 92.2−5.7

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2005.
116 distinct values among 212
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 57 countries share 100.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 212 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2005). Access to Electricity, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/electricity-access/2005

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