Colombia vs Peru: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 98.9% in Colombia and 96.5% in Peru, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Colombia, by 2.4 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Peru.
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% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 98.9 2024 | 97.8 | 135 of 213 |
| Peru | 96.5 2024 | 92.9 | 145 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Colombia | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.9 | 96.5 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 98.7 | 96.2 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 96.2 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 100 | 95.6 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 99.7 | 96.2 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 99.4 | 95.6 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 98.5 | 95.2 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 98.5 | 94.8 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 98.4 | 94.2 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 98.2 | 93.9 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 97.8 | 92.9 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 97.8 | 92.1 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 97 | 91.1 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 96.7 | 89.7 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 96.8 | 88.1 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 96.1 | 86.4 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 96.8 | 84.7 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 96 | 82 | 82 |
| 2006 | 95.7 | 80.2 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 96.8 | 77.2 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 95.3 | 75.7 | 80 |
| 2003 | 95.1 | 74.4 | 80 |
| 2002 | 94.9 | 74.4 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 98.5 | 72.1 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 95.2 | 72.5 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 94.2 | 74.1 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 93.9 | 72.1 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 93.6 | 69.2 | – |
| 1996 | 93.3 | 67 | – |
| 1995 | 91.2 | 67.4 | – |
| 1994 | 92.7 | 66.1 | – |
| 1993 | 92.4 | 64.8 | – |
| 1992 | 92.1 | 70.1 | – |
| 1991 | 91.8 | – | – |
| 1990 | 89.9 | – | – |
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