Iran vs United States: Access to electricity

Access to electricity in 2024: 100% in Iran and 100% in United States, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 both had 100%.

% of people · World Bank

IranUnited StatesWorld

What the numbers say

% of people · World Bank

Year	Iran	United States	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	99.9	100	88.9
2016	100	100	88.1
2015	100	100	86.9
2014	100	100	86.2
2013	99.8	100	85.7
2012	99.5	100	84.9
2011	99.5	100	84.5
2010	99.4	100	83.5
2009	99.7	100	82.9
2008	98.8	100	82.7
2007	98.7	100	82
2006	98.4	100	81.4
2005	98.4	100	80.7
2004	98.3	100	80
2003	98.2	100	80
2002	98.1	100	79.1
2001	98.1	100	78.7
2000	97.9	100	78.2
1999	–	100	74.5
1998	–	100	73.2
1997	–	100	–
1996	–	100	–
1995	–	100	–
1994	–	100	–
1993	–	100	–
1992	–	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