Data for 2009
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2009
2009, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2009 covers 201 countries. 71 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Sierra Leone is lowest, at 1.0. The middle country reads 97.4. Against 2008, 124 values changed (88 up, 36 down), 2 countries joined, 4 left.
Access to Electricity, Rural · Data for 2009
Highest71 countries share it
100.0
LowestSierra Leone
1.0Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Access to Electricity, Rural, 2009, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 201 countries · select a heading to sort
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 AndorraANDSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 100.0 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 100.0 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 100.0 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 100.0 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 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 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 CuraçaoCUWCaribbean | 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 |
 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 |
 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 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 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 |
 Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia | 100.0 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 100.0 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 PolandPOLEastern 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 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 100.0 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 100.0 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 100.0 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 100.0 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 100.0 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 100.0 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 100.0 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 100.0 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 100.0 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 99.9 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 99.9 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 99.9 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 99.9 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 99.8 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 99.7 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 99.6 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 99.6 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 99.5 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 99.2 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 99.1 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 99.1 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 99.0 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 99.0 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 99.0 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 99.0 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 98.9 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 98.9 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 98.7 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 98.4 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 98.3 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 98.3 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 98.2 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 98.1 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 98.0 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 98.0 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 97.9 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 97.9 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 97.7 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 97.4 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 97.4 |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 96.7 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 96.7 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 96.1 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 96.1 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 95.0 |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 94.9 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 94.7 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 94.6 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 94.3 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 94.3 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 94.2 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 93.6 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 93.3 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 93.2 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 92.9 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 92.6 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 92.3 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 90.7 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 90.4 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 90.3 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 88.4 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 88.4 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 86.8 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 85.7 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 85.6 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 85.2 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 83.8 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 81.1 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 80.2 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 78.9 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 76.7 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 76.1 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 76.1 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 75.2 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 72.7 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 72.2 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 71.7 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 66.5 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 65.7 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 63.3 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 57.7 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 57.6 |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 56.5 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 55.0 |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 53.6 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 53.4 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 53.2 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 52.5 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 51.7 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 51.0 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 46.1 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 44.7 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 44.7 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 43.0 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 39.2 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 37.9 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 37.6 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 36.7 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 34.1 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 31.9 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 31.0 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 30.6 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 28.9 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 25.6 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 24.6 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 20.7 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 19.6 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 18.8 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 18.5 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 17.9 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 17.7 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 17.6 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 16.2 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 16.2 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 14.7 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 14.7 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 13.9 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 11.8 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 11.3 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 10.9 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 10.1 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 9.3 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 9.2 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 9.0 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 8.6 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 7.6 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 7.6 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 7.1 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 5.7 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 5.0 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 4.9 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 3.2 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 3.1 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 2.6 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 2.2 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 2.2 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.9 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1.7 |
| Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 1.0 |
02In 2009
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Arubashared100.0
- Albaniashared100.0
- Andorrashared100.0
- United Arab Emiratesshared100.0
- Australiashared100.0
Lowest
- Sierra Leone1.0
- Central African Republic1.7
- Uganda1.9
- Chadshared2.2
- Mozambiqueshared2.2
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 97.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032008 → 2009
Since 2008
What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +2 / −4countries joined / left
- 124values changed, of 199 in both
- 88 · 36rose · fell
- 75unchanged
Rose most
- Turks and Caicos Islands73.5 → 100.0+26.5
- Maldives90.3 → 99.9+9.6
- Afghanistan28.0 → 36.7+8.7
- Chile89.6 → 97.7+8.1
- Thailand91.5 → 98.9+7.4
Fell most
- Solomon Islands19.6 → 9.0−10.6
- Kenya20.4 → 10.1−10.3
- São Tomé and Príncipe43.7 → 34.1−9.6
- Kiribati51.5 → 43.0−8.5
- Libya33.6 → 25.6−8.0
+ Gibraltar+ Sierra Leone
− Angola
− Burundi
− Madagascar
− TanzaniaBoth 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.
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 2009.
108 distinct values among 201
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 71 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 201 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2009). Access to Electricity, Rural, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rural-electricity-access/2009
0635 held
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07Questions
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2009: questions and answers
Which country has the highest rural access to electricity in Access to Electricity, Rural, 2009?
71 countries share the highest reading, 100.0, so no single country is named.
What year does Access to Electricity, Rural, 2009 describe?
2009.
How many countries does Access to Electricity, Rural, 2009 cover?
201.
Where can I download Access to Electricity, Rural, 2009?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Access to Electricity, Rural, 2009 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Access to Electricity, Rural, 2024.