Brazil vs Uruguay: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Brazil
99.2%
in 2024
Uruguay
99.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
133rd
Uruguay rank
132nd
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 99.3% against 99.2% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Uruguay ahead.
Brazil ranks 133rd and Uruguay ranks 132nd of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.7% | 73.2% | 3.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 84.1% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 98.9% | 1.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 99.9% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 99.3% against 99.2% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Brazil ranks 133rd and Uruguay ranks 132nd 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.