El Salvador vs Guatemala: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 98.7% in El Salvador and 90.9% in Guatemala, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in El Salvador, by 7.8 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Guatemala.
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% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 98.7 2024 | 95.1 | 136 of 213 |
| Guatemala | 90.9 2024 | 85.5 | 158 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- El Salvador has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2024, El Salvador ranked 136 and Guatemala ranked 158 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | El Salvador | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.7 | 90.9 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 98.3 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 99.1 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 99.7 | 96.6 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 97.4 | 95.4 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 97 | 94.2 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 96.8 | 93.3 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 96 | 91.8 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 95.4 | 90.5 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 95.1 | 85.5 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 95 | 88.1 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 93.7 | 86.8 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 92.6 | 84 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 91.6 | 84.3 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 91.1 | 83.1 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 91 | 81.9 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 91.1 | 80.7 | 82 |
| 2006 | 89.2 | 83.7 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 87.5 | 78.3 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 87.4 | 77.2 | 80 |
| 2003 | 87 | 78.5 | 80 |
| 2002 | 87.5 | 78.7 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 87.1 | 73.7 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 84.5 | 73.3 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 79.1 | 70.9 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 81.6 | 70.1 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 80 | 68.9 | – |
| 1996 | 77.9 | 67.7 | – |
| 1995 | 77 | 60.8 | – |
| 1994 | 77.2 | – | – |
| 1993 | 76.3 | – | – |
| 1992 | 75.3 | – | – |
| 1991 | 69.6 | – | – |
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