Philippines vs South Africa: Access to electricity

Access to electricity in 2024: 94.8% in Philippines and 90.2% in South Africa, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Philippines, by 4.6 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in South Africa.

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% of people · World Bank

PhilippinesSouth AfricaWorld

What the numbers say

Philippines has been higher since 2008.
In 2024, Philippines ranked 153 and South Africa ranked 159 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.

Every year

% of people · World Bank

Year	Philippines	South Africa	World
2024	94.8	90.2	91.9
2023	98	87.7	91.6
2022	94.8	86.5	91.3
2021	97.5	89.3	91.3
2020	96.4	90	90.4
2019	95.3	85	90.1
2018	94.2	84.7	89.8
2017	93	84.4	88.9
2016	92	83.9	88.1
2015	89.1	85.3	86.9
2014	89.8	85.9	86.2
2013	87.5	85.2	85.7
2012	87.1	85.2	84.9
2011	87.2	83.6	84.5
2010	85.5	82.8	83.5
2009	84.3	82.6	82.9
2008	83.3	81.9	82.7
2007	82	82	82
2006	80.2	80.7	81.4
2005	79.8	80.8	80.7
2004	87.6	80.6	80
2003	76.6	78.8	80
2002	76.7	76.7	79.1
2001	75.7	70.2	78.7
2000	74.7	72.4	78.2
1999	71.9	71.3	74.5
1998	71.3	64.9	73.2
1997	71.4	69.5	–
1996	70.2	57.6	–
1995	69.1	–	–
1994	68	–	–
1993	65.4	–	–

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.

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Deaths in conflictsPhilippines: 194 deaths in 2022South Africa: 0 deaths in 2022