Dominican Republic vs Venezuela: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 99.5% in Dominican Republic and 100% in Venezuela, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Dominican Republic.
Dominican RepublicVenezuela
Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 99.5 2024 | 98.5 | 129 of 213 |
| Venezuela | 100 2024 | 100 | 1 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- Venezuela has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Dominican Republic.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Dominican Republic | Venezuela | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.5 | 100 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 99.6 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 98.1 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 98.1 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 100 | 99.9 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 99 | 99.8 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 98.9 | 99.9 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 100 | 99.2 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 98.9 | 99.4 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 98.6 | 100 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 98.5 | 100 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 98.4 | 99.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 97.9 | 99.3 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 97.9 | 98.8 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 98.1 | 99.1 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 97.9 | 99 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 97.6 | 98.9 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 82 |
| 2006 | 90.1 | 99.3 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 90.1 | 98.8 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 90.3 | 99.1 | 80 |
| 2003 | 89.2 | 95.7 | 80 |
| 2002 | 89.7 | 99.8 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 89.8 | 99.9 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 88.8 | 98.9 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 91 | 98.9 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 87.1 | 98.4 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 86.3 | 98.7 | – |
| 1996 | 85.6 | 98.5 | – |
| 1995 | 84.8 | 99 | – |
| 1994 | 84 | 98.3 | – |
| 1993 | 83.3 | 98.2 | – |
| 1992 | 82.5 | 97.8 | – |
| 1991 | 78.2 | – | – |
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