Bulgaria vs Romania: Access to electricity

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

% of people · World Bank

BulgariaRomaniaWorld

What the numbers say

% of people · World Bank

Year	Bulgaria	Romania	World
2024	100	100	91.9
2023	100	100	91.6
2022	100	100	91.3
2021	99.8	100	91.3
2020	99.7	100	90.4
2019	99.2	100	90.1
2018	98.7	99.8	89.8
2017	98.1	100	88.9
2016	97.3	99.1	88.1
2015	96.6	98.8	86.9
2014	95.9	98.4	86.2
2013	95.3	98.1	85.7
2012	94.7	97.8	84.9
2011	94.1	97.4	84.5
2010	93.5	97.1	83.5
2009	92.9	96.8	82.9
2008	92.3	96.5	82.7
2007	91.7	96.1	82
2006	91.2	95.9	81.4
2005	90.6	95.6	80.7
2004	90.1	95.3	80
2003	89.6	95.1	80
2002	89.1	94.9	79.1
2001	88.6	94.6	78.7
2000	88.1	94.4	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