Access to electricity by country
United States: 100.0% in 2024, 34th of 38 OECD members (highest first). 115th of all 215 with data.
Highest: 
Aruba (100.0%, 2024) · Lowest: 
South Sudan (5.4%, 2024) · 215 countries and territories with data.
Share of the population with access to electricity.
Ranking
Latest value for each country (within 5 years).
Over time
United States: rank over time
Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).
World ranking (highest first)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 2 |  Albania | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 3 |  Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 5 |  Armenia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 6 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 7 |  Australia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 8 |  Austria | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 9 |  Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 10 |  Belgium | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 11 |  Bulgaria | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 12 |  Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 13 |  Bahamas | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 14 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 15 |  Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 16 |  Bermuda | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 17 |  Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 18 |  Brunei | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Bhutan | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 20 |  Canada | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 21 |  Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 22 | Channel Islands | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 23 |  China | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 24 |  Cuba | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 25 |  Curaçao | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 26 |  Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 27 |  Cyprus | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 28 |  Czechia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 29 |  Germany | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 30 |  Dominica | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 31 |  Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 32 |  Algeria | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 33 |  Egypt | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 34 |  Spain | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 35 |  Estonia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 36 |  Finland | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 37 |  France | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 38 |  Faroe Islands | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 39 |  United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 40 |  Georgia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 41 |  Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 42 |  Greece | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 43 |  Greenland | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 44 |  Guam | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 45 |  Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 46 |  Croatia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 47 |  Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 48 |  Isle of Man | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 49 |  Ireland | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 50 |  Iran | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 51 |  Iraq | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 52 |  Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 53 |  Israel | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 54 |  Italy | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 55 |  Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 56 |  Japan | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 57 |  Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 58 |  Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 59 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 60 |  South Korea | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 61 |  Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 62 |  Lebanon | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 63 |  St. Lucia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 64 |  Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 65 |  Sri Lanka | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 66 |  Lithuania | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 67 |  Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 68 |  Latvia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 69 |  Macao | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 70 |  St. Martin (French part) | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 71 |  Morocco | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 72 |  Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 73 |  Moldova | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 74 |  Maldives | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 75 |  North Macedonia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 76 |  Malta | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 77 |  Montenegro | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 78 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 79 |  Mauritius | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 80 |  Malaysia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 81 |  New Caledonia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 82 |  Netherlands | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 83 |  Norway | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 84 |  Nauru | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 85 |  New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 86 |  Oman | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 87 |  Palau | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 88 |  Poland | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 89 |  Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 90 |  Portugal | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 91 |  West Bank and Gaza | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 92 |  French Polynesia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 93 |  Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 94 |  Romania | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 95 |  Russia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 96 |  Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 97 |  Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 98 |  San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 99 |  Serbia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 100 |  Slovakia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 101 |  Slovenia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 102 |  Sweden | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 103 |  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 104 |  Seychelles | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 105 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 106 |  Thailand | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 107 |  Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 108 |  Tonga | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 109 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 110 |  Tunisia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 111 |  Türkiye | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 112 |  Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 113 |  Ukraine | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 114 |  Uruguay | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 115 |  United States | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 116 |  Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 117 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 118 |  Venezuela | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 119 |  British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 120 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 121 |  Vietnam | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 122 |  Samoa | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 123 |  Indonesia | 99.9% | 2024 |
| 124 |  India | 99.9% | 2024 |
| 125 |  Tajikistan | 99.9% | 2024 |
| 126 |  Brazil | 99.8% | 2024 |
| 127 |  Costa Rica | 99.8% | 2024 |
| 128 |  Mexico | 99.8% | 2024 |
| 129 |  Paraguay | 99.8% | 2024 |
| 130 |  Belize | 99.6% | 2024 |
| 131 |  Bangladesh | 99.5% | 2024 |
| 132 |  Dominican Republic | 99.5% | 2024 |
| 133 |  Cambodia | 99.2% | 2024 |
| 134 |  Mongolia | 99.1% | 2024 |
| 135 |  Chile | 99.0% | 2024 |
| 136 |  Suriname | 99.0% | 2024 |
| 137 |  Colombia | 98.9% | 2024 |
| 138 |  El Salvador | 98.7% | 2024 |
| 139 |  Ecuador | 98.5% | 2024 |
| 140 |  Argentina | 98.4% | 2024 |
| 141 |  Cabo Verde | 98.4% | 2024 |
| 142 |  Nepal | 97.9% | 2024 |
| 143 |  Jamaica | 97.7% | 2024 |
| 144 |  Kiribati | 97.7% | 2024 |
| 145 |  Marshall Islands | 97.2% | 2024 |
| 146 |  Bolivia | 96.6% | 2024 |
| 147 |  Laos | 96.5% | 2024 |
| 148 |  Peru | 96.5% | 2024 |
| 149 |  Panama | 96.0% | 2024 |
| 150 |  Fiji | 95.9% | 2024 |
| 151 |  Pakistan | 95.7% | 2024 |
| 152 |  Grenada | 95.6% | 2024 |
| 153 |  Honduras | 95.5% | 2024 |
| 154 |  Gabon | 95.1% | 2024 |
| 155 |  Philippines | 94.8% | 2024 |
| 156 |  Timor-Leste | 94.3% | 2024 |
| 157 |  Guyana | 93.0% | 2024 |
| 158 |  Ghana | 91.9% | 2024 |
| 159 |  Comoros | 91.7% | 2024 |
| 160 |  Guatemala | 90.9% | 2024 |
| 161 |  South Africa | 90.2% | 2024 |
| 162 |  Eswatini | 89.3% | 2024 |
| 163 |  Syria | 89.3% | 2024 |
| 164 |  Micronesia | 88.9% | 2024 |
| 165 |  Nicaragua | 88.7% | 2024 |
| 166 |  Afghanistan | 87.8% | 2024 |
| 167 |  Yemen | 86.3% | 2024 |
| 168 |  Senegal | 82.9% | 2024 |
| 169 |  Solomon Islands | 81.5% | 2024 |
| 170 |  Myanmar | 80.4% | 2024 |
| 171 |  Botswana | 80.2% | 2024 |
| 172 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 77.7% | 2024 |
| 173 |  Libya | 77.4% | 2024 |
| 174 |  Kenya | 77.0% | 2024 |
| 175 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 72.9% | 2024 |
| 176 |  Cameroon | 72.0% | 2024 |
| 177 |  Rwanda | 72.0% | 2024 |
| 178 |  Djibouti | 69.2% | 2024 |
| 179 |  Gambia | 69.0% | 2024 |
| 180 |  Sudan | 66.0% | 2024 |
| 181 |  Vanuatu | 65.5% | 2024 |
| 182 |  Equatorial Guinea | 65.1% | 2024 |
| 183 |  Nigeria | 62.5% | 2024 |
| 184 |  Zimbabwe | 62.0% | 2024 |
| 185 |  North Korea | 61.4% | 2024 |
| 186 |  Togo | 61.1% | 2024 |
| 187 |  Lesotho | 60.6% | 2024 |
| 188 |  Namibia | 59.3% | 2024 |
| 189 |  Benin | 59.0% | 2024 |
| 190 |  Ethiopia | 56.6% | 2024 |
| 191 |  Angola | 55.5% | 2024 |
| 192 |  Eritrea | 55.3% | 2024 |
| 193 |  Uganda | 55.3% | 2024 |
| 194 |  Somalia | 54.4% | 2024 |
| 195 |  Haiti | 53.9% | 2024 |
| 196 |  Guinea | 53.8% | 2024 |
| 197 |  Zambia | 53.6% | 2024 |
| 198 |  Republic of the Congo | 53.0% | 2024 |
| 199 |  Tanzania | 52.4% | 2024 |
| 200 |  Mauritania | 52.2% | 2024 |
| 201 |  Mali | 49.5% | 2024 |
| 202 |  Guinea-Bissau | 43.7% | 2024 |
| 203 |  Papua New Guinea | 43.3% | 2024 |
| 204 |  Madagascar | 42.5% | 2024 |
| 205 |  Sierra Leone | 39.2% | 2024 |
| 206 |  Mozambique | 36.9% | 2024 |
| 207 |  Liberia | 34.9% | 2024 |
| 208 |  Burkina Faso | 34.0% | 2024 |
| 209 |  DR Congo | 22.5% | 2024 |
| 210 |  Niger | 21.3% | 2024 |
| 211 |  Burundi | 20.1% | 2024 |
| 212 |  Central African Republic | 18.2% | 2024 |
| 213 |  Malawi | 15.6% | 2024 |
| 214 |  Chad | 13.4% | 2024 |
| 215 | South Sudan | 5.4% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.
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