China vs Vietnam: Access to electricity

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

% of people · World Bank

ChinaVietnamWorld

What the numbers say

% of people · World Bank

Year	China	Vietnam	World
2024	100	100	91.9
2023	100	99.8	91.6
2022	100	100	91.3
2021	100	100	91.3
2020	100	99.8	90.4
2019	100	99.4	90.1
2018	100	100	89.8
2017	100	100	88.9
2016	100	99.2	88.1
2015	100	99.3	86.9
2014	100	99.2	86.2
2013	100	98.5	85.7
2012	99.9	97.9	84.9
2011	99.9	99	84.5
2010	99.7	97.4	83.5
2009	99.1	96.1	82.9
2008	98.8	93.8	82.7
2007	98.5	93.1	82
2006	98.2	96	81.4
2005	97.9	96.1	80.7
2004	97.7	91	80
2003	97.4	90.3	80
2002	97.2	89.1	79.1
2001	97	88.9	78.7
2000	96.7	88.2	78.2
1999	–	87	74.5
1998	–	86.2	73.2
1997	–	78.4	–

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