Bangladesh vs Russia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 99.5% in Bangladesh and 100% in Russia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Bangladesh.
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Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 99.5 2024 | 62.4 | 129 of 213 |
| Russia | 100 2024 | 100 | 1 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Bangladesh | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.5 | 100 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 99.5 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 99.4 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 99 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 96.2 | 99.9 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 92.2 | 99.8 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 86.9 | 100 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 88 | 100 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 75.9 | 99.4 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 74 | 95.5 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 62.4 | 100 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 61.5 | 100 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 65.5 | 100 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 59.6 | 99.2 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 55.3 | 99.3 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 57.1 | 98.4 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 54.3 | 98.3 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 46.5 | 98.2 | 82 |
| 2006 | 50.5 | 98.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 44.2 | 98 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 40.6 | 98 | 80 |
| 2003 | 40.5 | 97.9 | 80 |
| 2002 | 37.8 | 97.9 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 35 | 97.9 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 32 | 97.8 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 29.5 | 100 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 26.8 | 100 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 22.4 | 100 | – |
| 1996 | 21.1 | 100 | – |
| 1995 | 18.3 | 100 | – |
| 1994 | 17.8 | 100 | – |
| 1993 | 12.7 | 100 | – |
| 1992 | 9.9 | 100 | – |
| 1991 | 14.3 | 100 | – |
| 1990 | – | 100 | – |
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