Countries by Access to electricity (% of population)

At least 127 countries achieve 100% access to electricity, led by a wide range of nations from Albania to Uzbekistan. At the other end, South Sudan ranks 214th with only 5.4% of its population having access. That 94.6 percentage point gap between the top and bottom of the ranking illustrates the scale of disparity in electricity access globally.

Energy category

Ranking 2023

Values shown in %.

Countries by Access to electricity (% of population)
Rank	Country	%
1	Albania	100.00
1	Algeria	100.00
1	Andorra	100.00
1	Antigua and Barbuda	100.00
1	Argentina	100.00
1	Armenia	100.00
1	Aruba	100.00
1	Australia	100.00
1	Austria	100.00
1	Azerbaijan	100.00
1	Bahamas	100.00
1	Bahrain	100.00
1	Barbados	100.00
1	Belarus	100.00
1	Belgium	100.00
1	Bermuda	100.00
1	Bhutan	100.00
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	100.00
1	British Virgin Islands	100.00
1	Brunei	100.00
1	Bulgaria	100.00
1	Canada	100.00
1	Cayman Islands	100.00
1	Chile	100.00
1	China	100.00
1	Costa Rica	100.00
1	Croatia	100.00
1	Cuba	100.00
1	Curaçao	100.00
1	Cyprus	100.00
1	Czechia	100.00
1	Denmark	100.00
1	Dominica	100.00
1	Egypt	100.00
1	Estonia	100.00
1	Faroe Islands	100.00
1	Finland	100.00
1	France	100.00
1	French Polynesia	100.00
1	Georgia	100.00
1	Germany	100.00
1	Gibraltar	100.00
1	Greece	100.00
1	Greenland	100.00
1	Guam	100.00
1	Guatemala	100.00
1	Hong Kong	100.00
1	Hungary	100.00
1	Iceland	100.00
1	Iran	100.00
1	Iraq	100.00
1	Ireland	100.00
1	Isle of Man	100.00
1	Israel	100.00
1	Italy	100.00
1	Japan	100.00
1	Jordan	100.00
1	Kazakhstan	100.00
1	South Korea	100.00
1	Kuwait	100.00
1	Kyrgyzstan	100.00
1	Latvia	100.00
1	Lebanon	100.00
1	Liechtenstein	100.00
1	Lithuania	100.00
1	Luxembourg	100.00
1	Macao	100.00
1	Malaysia	100.00
1	Maldives	100.00
1	Malta	100.00
1	Marshall Islands	100.00
1	Mauritius	100.00
1	Moldova	100.00
1	Monaco	100.00
1	Mongolia	100.00
1	Montenegro	100.00
1	Morocco	100.00
1	Nauru	100.00
1	Netherlands	100.00
1	New Caledonia	100.00
1	New Zealand	100.00
1	North Macedonia	100.00
1	Northern Mariana Islands	100.00
1	Norway	100.00
1	Oman	100.00
1	Palau	100.00
1	Poland	100.00
1	Portugal	100.00
1	Puerto Rico	100.00
1	Qatar	100.00
1	Romania	100.00
1	Russia	100.00
1	Samoa	100.00
1	San Marino	100.00
1	Saudi Arabia	100.00
1	Serbia	100.00
1	Seychelles	100.00
1	Singapore	100.00
1	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	100.00
1	Slovakia	100.00
1	Slovenia	100.00
1	Spain	100.00
1	Sri Lanka	100.00
1	Saint Kitts and Nevis	100.00
1	Saint Lucia	100.00
1	Saint Martin (French part)	100.00
1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	100.00
1	Sweden	100.00
1	Switzerland	100.00
1	Tajikistan	100.00
1	Thailand	100.00
1	Timor-Leste	100.00
1	Tonga	100.00
1	Tunisia	100.00
1	Türkiye	100.00
1	Turkmenistan	100.00
1	Turks and Caicos Islands	100.00
1	Tuvalu	100.00
1	Ukraine	100.00
1	United Arab Emirates	100.00
1	United Kingdom	100.00
1	United States	100.00
1	Uruguay	100.00
1	Uzbekistan	100.00
1	Venezuela	100.00
1	U.S. Virgin Islands	100.00
1	Palestine	100.00
128	Bolivia	99.80
128	Brazil	99.80
128	Paraguay	99.80
128	Vietnam	99.80
132	Mexico	99.70
133	Belize	99.60
133	Dominican Republic	99.60
133	Suriname	99.60
136	Bangladesh	99.50
136	India	99.50
138	Indonesia	99.40
139	Fiji	99.30
140	Guyana	98.90
141	Colombia	98.70
141	Ecuador	98.70
141	Trinidad and Tobago	98.70
144	Cabo Verde	98.60
145	El Salvador	98.30
146	Philippines	98.00
147	Jamaica	97.70
148	Panama	97.00
149	Laos	96.50
150	Peru	96.20
151	Kiribati	95.90
152	Honduras	95.60
152	Pakistan	95.60
154	Cambodia	95.00
155	Grenada	94.40
156	Gabon	94.10
157	Nepal	94.00
158	Comoros	89.80
159	Ghana	89.50
160	Syria	88.40
161	Nicaragua	88.30
162	South Africa	87.70
163	Micronesia	86.90
164	Eswatini	86.40
165	Afghanistan	85.30
166	Yemen	83.60
167	Sao Tome and Principe	81.30
167	Solomon Islands	81.30
169	Myanmar	76.80
170	Kenya	76.20
171	Botswana	76.00
172	Senegal	74.20
173	Libya	73.20
174	Côte d'Ivoire	72.40
175	Cameroon	72.00
176	Equatorial Guinea	66.90
176	Gambia	66.90
178	Sudan	66.00
179	Djibouti	65.20
180	Rwanda	63.90
181	Zimbabwe	62.00
182	Vanuatu	61.60
183	Nigeria	61.20
184	Togo	59.20
185	North Korea	57.50
186	Lesotho	57.30
187	Benin	57.00
188	Namibia	56.70
189	Ethiopia	55.40
190	Mali	54.50
191	Eritrea	54.40
192	Uganda	51.50
193	Republic of Congo	51.30
193	Haiti	51.30
195	Angola	51.10
195	Guinea	51.10
195	Zambia	51.10
198	Mauritania	50.30
198	Somalia	50.30
200	Tanzania	48.30
201	Guinea-Bissau	40.50
202	Madagascar	39.40
203	Mozambique	36.00
204	Sierra Leone	35.50
205	Liberia	32.50
206	DR Congo	22.10
207	Burkina Faso	21.70
208	Papua New Guinea	20.50
209	Niger	20.10
210	Central African Republic	17.60
211	Malawi	15.60
212	Chad	12.00
213	Burundi	11.60
214	South Sudan	5.40

Analysis

This metric measures access to electricity as a percentage of population. The World Bank defines it as follows: 'Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.' The unit is percent of population, where higher values indicate greater access. The dataset covers 214 countries using the World Bank World Development Indicators indicator code EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS, with all 214 data points drawn from 2023. Data quality is rated 100% official, and the average year-over-year change across the dataset is 2.1%, indicating stable reporting. The range runs from 5.40% to 100.00%, a spread of approximately 1,752%.

A total of 127 countries rank joint 1st with a recorded value of 100%, including large economies such as China, the United States, Germany, and Brazil's regional neighbors Argentina and Uruguay, as well as smaller territories like Aruba, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. The ranking then steps down gradually: Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Viet Nam share rank 128 at 99.8%; Mexico sits at rank 132 with 99.7%; and Bangladesh and India both reach 99.5% at rank 136. These high placements reflect sustained near-universal coverage across diverse income levels and geographies.

The middle and lower portions of the ranking show sharper declines. Ghana ranks 159th at 89.5%, South Africa 162nd at 87.7%, and Kenya 170th at 76.2%. Further down, Nigeria ranks 183rd at 61.2% despite being a major energy producer. The bottom ten includes Congo, Dem. Rep. at rank 206 with 22.1%, Burkina Faso at 207 with 21.7%, Papua New Guinea at 208 with 20.5%, Niger at 209 with 20.1%, Central African Republic at 210 with 17.6%, Malawi at 211 with 15.6%, Chad at 212 with 12%, Burundi at 213 with 11.6%, and South Sudan at the very bottom with 5.4%.

This metric has notable limitations. The data are collected from a mix of industry reports, national surveys, and international sources, meaning methodology and definitions may vary across countries. A recorded figure of 100% does not necessarily indicate uniform quality or reliability of electricity supply, only that access is reported as universal. The metric does not capture hours of availability, voltage stability, or affordability. Territories and small jurisdictions are included alongside large sovereign nations, which can affect interpretation of the ranked list. The 25 extreme outliers flagged at the 3-sigma threshold suggest significant variance at the lower end of the distribution.

Methodology

Data are sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators, indicator code EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS, for the reference year 2023. The metric is defined verbatim as: 'Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.' The dataset covers 214 countries, all with data from within the last 7 years (100% recency), and 100% of data points are classified as official quality, exceeding the 70% threshold. The value range is 5.40% to 100.00%, representing a spread of approximately 1,752%. The average year-over-year change is 2.1%, well within the 50% volatility threshold. The viability checks flagged 25 extreme outliers at the 3-sigma level, concentrated at the lower end of the distribution. No microstates below 1 million population were identified as distorting factors.

Sources

World Bank