Australia vs Germany: Access to electricity

Access to electricity in 2024: 100% in Australia and 100% in Germany, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 both had 100%.

% of people · World Bank

AustraliaGermanyWorld

What the numbers say

% of people · World Bank

Year	Australia	Germany	World
2024	100	100	91.9
2023	100	100	91.6
2022	100	100	91.3
2021	100	100	91.3
2020	100	100	90.4
2019	100	100	90.1
2018	100	100	89.8
2017	100	100	88.9
2016	100	100	88.1
2015	100	100	86.9
2014	100	100	86.2
2013	100	100	85.7
2012	100	100	84.9
2011	100	100	84.5
2010	100	100	83.5
2009	100	100	82.9
2008	100	100	82.7
2007	100	100	82
2006	100	100	81.4
2005	100	100	80.7
2004	100	100	80
2003	100	100	80
2002	100	100	79.1
2001	100	100	78.7
2000	100	100	78.2
1999	100	100	74.5
1998	100	100	73.2
1997	100	100	–
1996	100	100	–
1995	100	100	–
1994	100	100	–
1993	100	100	–
1992	100	100	–
1991	100	100	–
1990	100	100	–

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