Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Costa Rica
99.4%
in 2024
Uruguay
99.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
131st
Uruguay rank
132nd
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 99.4% against 99.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 131st and Uruguay ranks 132nd of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.8% | 84.1% | 12.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 98.9% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.9% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 99.4% against 99.3% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 131st 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.