Maldives vs Samoa: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Maldives
100.0%
in 2024
Samoa
100.0%
in 2024
Maldives rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Maldives
- Samoa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Maldives ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.8% | 90.5% | 3.8% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 97.3% | 2.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.4% | 0.6% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Maldives or Samoa?
- Maldives, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Maldives and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Maldives ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st 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.