Egypt vs Japan: Access to electricity

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

% of people · World Bank

EgyptJapanWorld

What the numbers say

% of people · World Bank

Year	Egypt	Japan	World
2024	100	100	91.9
2023	100	100	91.6
2022	100	100	91.3
2021	100	100	91.3
2020	100	100	90.4
2019	100	100	90.1
2018	100	100	89.8
2017	100	100	88.9
2016	100	100	88.1
2015	99.3	100	86.9
2014	99.8	100	86.2
2013	99.9	100	85.7
2012	99.7	100	84.9
2011	99.4	100	84.5
2010	99.4	100	83.5
2009	98.9	100	82.9
2008	99.8	100	82.7
2007	98.4	100	82
2006	99	100	81.4
2005	99.4	100	80.7
2004	97.8	100	80
2003	98.8	100	80
2002	97.5	100	79.1
2001	97.4	100	78.7
2000	97.7	100	78.2
1999	96.9	100	74.5
1998	96.7	100	73.2
1997	96.4	100	–
1996	96.2	100	–
1995	95.5	100	–
1994	95.7	100	–
1993	95.4	100	–
1992	93.4	100	–
1991	–	100	–
1990	–	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