Argentina vs Dominican Republic: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 98.4% in Argentina and 99.5% in Dominican Republic, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 1.1 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Argentina.
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% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 98.4 2024 | 100 | 138 of 213 |
| Dominican Republic | 99.5 2024 | 98.5 | 129 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Argentina.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Argentina | Dominican Republic | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.4 | 99.5 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 100 | 99.6 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 98.1 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 100 | 98.1 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 100 | 100 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 100 | 99 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 100 | 98.9 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 100 | 100 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 99.9 | 98.9 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 99.7 | 98.6 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 100 | 98.5 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 99.3 | 98.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 99.1 | 97.9 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 99 | 97.9 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 98.8 | 98.1 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 97.8 | 97.9 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 97.5 | 97.6 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 97.2 | 96.9 | 82 |
| 2006 | 97 | 90.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 96.7 | 90.1 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 96.5 | 90.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | 96.3 | 89.2 | 80 |
| 2002 | 96.1 | 89.7 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 95.5 | 89.8 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 95.7 | 88.8 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 95.1 | 91 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 94.8 | 87.1 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 94.5 | 86.3 | – |
| 1996 | 94.2 | 85.6 | – |
| 1995 | 93.8 | 84.8 | – |
| 1994 | 93.5 | 84 | – |
| 1993 | 93.2 | 83.3 | – |
| 1992 | 92.8 | 82.5 | – |
| 1991 | 92.5 | 78.2 | – |
| 1990 | 92.2 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time