Ethiopia vs Thailand: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 56.6% in Ethiopia and 100% in Thailand, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Thailand, by 43.4 percentage points, or 1.77 times that in Ethiopia.
EthiopiaThailand
Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 56.6 2024 | 27.2 | 188 of 213 |
| Thailand | 100 2024 | 99.5 | 1 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Ethiopia | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.6 | 100 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 55.4 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 55 | 99.9 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 54.2 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 51.1 | 100 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 48 | 99.9 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 44.8 | 99.8 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 44.3 | 99.9 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 42.9 | 99.9 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 29 | 99.6 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 27.2 | 99.5 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 30.8 | 99.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 29 | 99.1 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 23 | 99.3 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 25.5 | 99.7 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 23.7 | 99 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 22 | 94.8 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 20.3 | 94.1 | 82 |
| 2006 | 18.6 | 99.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 14 | 92.8 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 15.2 | 92.2 | 80 |
| 2003 | 13.5 | 91.6 | 80 |
| 2002 | 11.9 | 91 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 10.2 | 90.4 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 12.7 | 82.1 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | – | 73.2 |
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