Sudan vs United States: Access to electricity

Access to electricity in 2024: 66% in Sudan and 100% in United States, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United States, by 34 percentage points, or 1.52 times that in Sudan.

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% of people · World Bank

SudanUnited StatesWorld

What the numbers say

United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.

Every year

% of people · World Bank

Year	Sudan	United States	World
2024	66	100	91.9
2023	66	100	91.6
2022	63.2	100	91.3
2021	61.8	100	91.3
2020	59.7	100	90.4
2019	57.6	100	90.1
2018	55.3	100	89.8
2017	53	100	88.9
2016	50.5	100	88.1
2015	48	100	86.9
2014	44.9	100	86.2
2013	43.1	100	85.7
2012	40.7	100	84.9
2011	38.3	100	84.5
2010	36	100	83.5
2009	29	100	82.9
2008	20	100	82.7
2007	31.1	100	82
2006	30.8	100	81.4
2005	30.5	100	80.7
2004	30.2	100	80
2003	29.9	100	80
2002	29.7	100	79.1
2001	29.4	100	78.7
2000	23	100	78.2
1999	30.8	100	74.5
1998	30.3	100	73.2
1997	29.8	100	–
1996	29.4	100	–
1995	28.9	100	–
1994	28.4	100	–
1993	27.9	100	–
1992	27.4	100	–
1991	26.9	100	–
1990	32.8	100	–

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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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Sudan vs United States: Access to electricity

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