Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Bangladesh
99.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica
99.4%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
128th
Costa Rica rank
131st
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Bangladesh
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 99.6% against 99.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 128th and Costa Rica ranks 131st of 215 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 96.8% | 66.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 98.2% | 36.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 99.8% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?
- Bangladesh, at 99.6% against 99.4% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Bangladesh ranks 128th and Costa Rica ranks 131st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.