Data for 2024

Access to Electricity, 2024

2024, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Access to Electricity, 2024 covers 215 countries. 122 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; South Sudan is lowest, at 5.4. The middle country reads 100.0. Against 2023, 84 values changed (63 up, 21 down), the same countries are covered.

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Access to Electricity · Data for 2024

Highest122 countries share it

100.0

LowestSouth Sudan

5.4

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

215countries
1measure
2024the year it describes
81distinct 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, 2024, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Access to Electricity, 2024: every country, as published by World Bank Group.

AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	100.0
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	100.0
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	100.0
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	100.0
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	100.0
ArubaABWCaribbean	100.0
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	100.0
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	100.0
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	100.0
BahamasBHSCaribbean	100.0
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	100.0
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	100.0
BelarusBLREastern Europe	100.0
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	100.0
BermudaBMUNorthern America	100.0
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.0
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	100.0
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	100.0
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	100.0
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	100.0
CanadaCANNorthern America	100.0
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	100.0
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	100.0
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	100.0
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	100.0
CubaCUBCaribbean	100.0
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	100.0
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	100.0
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	100.0
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	100.0
DominicaDMACaribbean	100.0
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	100.0
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	100.0
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	100.0
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	100.0
FranceFRAWestern Europe	100.0
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	100.0
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	100.0
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	100.0
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	100.0
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	100.0
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	100.0
GuamGUMMicronesia	100.0
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	100.0
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	100.0
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	100.0
IranIRNSouthern Asia	100.0
IraqIRQWestern Asia	100.0
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	100.0
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	100.0
IsraelISRWestern Asia	100.0
ItalyITASouthern Europe	100.0
JapanJPNEastern Asia	100.0
JordanJORWestern Asia	100.0
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	100.0
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	100.0
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	100.0
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	100.0
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	100.0
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	100.0
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	100.0
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	100.0
MacauMACEastern Asia	100.0
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	100.0
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	100.0
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	100.0
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	100.0
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	100.0
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	100.0
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	100.0
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	100.0
NauruNRUMicronesia	100.0
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	100.0
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	100.0
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	100.0
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	100.0
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	100.0
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	100.0
OmanOMNWestern Asia	100.0
PalauPLWMicronesia	100.0
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	100.0
PolandPOLEastern Europe	100.0
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	100.0
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	100.0
QatarQATWestern Asia	100.0
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	100.0
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	100.0
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	100.0
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	100.0
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	100.0
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	100.0
SamoaWSMPolynesia	100.0
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	100.0
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	100.0
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	100.0
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	100.0
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	100.0
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	100.0
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	100.0
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	100.0
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	100.0
SpainESPSouthern Europe	100.0
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	100.0
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	100.0
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	100.0
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	100.0
TongaTONPolynesia	100.0
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	100.0
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	100.0
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	100.0
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	100.0
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	100.0
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	100.0
UkraineUKREastern 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
UruguayURYSouth America	100.0
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	100.0
VenezuelaVENSouth America	100.0
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	100.0
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	99.9
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	99.9
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	99.9
BrazilBRASouth America	99.8
Costa RicaCRICentral America	99.8
MexicoMEXCentral America	99.8
ParaguayPRYSouth America	99.8
BelizeBLZCentral America	99.6
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	99.5
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	99.5
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	99.2
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	99.1
ChileCHLSouth America	99.0
SurinameSURSouth America	99.0
ColombiaCOLSouth America	98.9
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	98.7
EcuadorECUSouth America	98.5
ArgentinaARGSouth America	98.4
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	98.4
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	97.9
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	97.7
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	97.7
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	97.2
BoliviaBOLSouth America	96.6
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	96.5
PeruPERSouth America	96.5
PanamaPANCentral America	96.0
FijiFJIMelanesia	95.9
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	95.7
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	95.6
HondurasHNDCentral America	95.5
GabonGABMiddle Africa	95.1
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	94.8
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	94.3
GuyanaGUYSouth America	93.0
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	91.9
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	91.7
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	90.9
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	90.2
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	89.3
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	89.3
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	88.9
NicaraguaNICCentral America	88.7
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	87.8
YemenYEMWestern Asia	86.3
SenegalSENWestern Africa	82.9
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	81.5
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	80.4
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	80.2
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	77.7
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	77.4
KenyaKENEastern Africa	77.0
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	72.9
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	72.0
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	72.0
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	69.2
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	69.0
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	66.0
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	65.5
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	65.1
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	62.5
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	62.0
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	61.4
TogoTGOWestern Africa	61.1
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	60.6
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	59.3
BeninBENWestern Africa	59.0
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	56.6
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	55.5
EritreaERIEastern Africa	55.3
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	55.3
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	54.4
HaitiHTICaribbean	53.9
GuineaGINWestern Africa	53.8
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	53.6
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	53.0
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	52.4
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	52.2
MaliMLIWestern Africa	49.5
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	43.7
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	43.3
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	42.5
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	39.2
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	36.9
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	34.9
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	34.0
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	22.5
NigerNERWestern Africa	21.3
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	20.1
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	18.2
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	15.6
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	13.4
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	5.4

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Arubashared100.0
Albaniashared100.0
Andorrashared100.0
United Arab Emiratesshared100.0
Armeniashared100.0

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 100.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
84values changed, of 215 in both
63 · 21rose · fell
131unchanged

Rose most

Papua New Guinea20.5 → 43.3+22.8
Burkina Faso21.7 → 34.0+12.3
Senegal74.2 → 82.9+8.7
Burundi11.6 → 20.1+8.5
Rwanda63.9 → 72.0+8.1

Fell most

Guatemala100.0 → 90.9−9.1
Guyana98.9 → 93.0−5.9
Timor-Leste100.0 → 94.3−5.7
Mali54.5 → 49.5−5.0
São Tomé and Príncipe81.3 → 77.7−3.6

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

Read before you use

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 2024.
81 distinct values among 215
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 122 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 215 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group’s own file, on its own site.
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What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

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World Bank Group (2024). Access to Electricity, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/electricity-access/2024

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