Data for 1992
Access to Electricity, Rural, 1992
1992, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Rural access to electricity is the share of people in the countryside who have power at home — the part of SDG indicator 7.1.1 where the remaining gap is concentrated. The national figure averages town and country together; this one shows the half that is usually behind.
Access to Electricity, Rural, 1992 covers 114 countries. 70 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; Malawi is lowest, at 0.890. The middle country reads 100.000. Against 1991, 31 values changed (24 up, 7 down), 13 countries joined, 2 left.
Access to Electricity, Rural · Data for 1992
Highest70 countries share it
100.000
LowestMalawi
0.890Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Access to Electricity, Rural, 1992, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 114 countries · select a heading to sort
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 AndorraANDSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 100.000 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 100.000 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 100.000 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 100.000 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 100.000 |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 100.000 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 100.000 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 100.000 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 100.000 |
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 100.000 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 CuraçaoCUWCaribbean | 100.000 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 100.000 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 100.000 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 100.000 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 100.000 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 100.000 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 100.000 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 100.000 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 100.000 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 100.000 |
 GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 100.000 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 100.000 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 100.000 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 100.000 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 100.000 |
 Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe | 100.000 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 100.000 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 100.000 |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 100.000 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 100.000 |
 LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe | 100.000 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 100.000 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 100.000 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 100.000 |
 MonacoMCOWestern Europe | 100.000 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 100.000 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 100.000 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia | 100.000 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 100.000 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 100.000 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 100.000 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 100.000 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 100.000 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 100.000 |
 San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 100.000 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 100.000 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 100.000 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 100.000 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 100.000 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 100.000 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 100.000 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 100.000 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 100.000 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 100.000 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 100.000 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 99.998 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 99.979 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 99.890 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 99.825 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 99.822 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 99.329 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 98.428 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 98.402 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 94.487 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 94.020 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 93.476 |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 92.503 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 89.595 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 88.242 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 85.792 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 79.779 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 79.015 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 77.431 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 77.201 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 76.250 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 71.440 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 69.401 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 66.322 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 63.678 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 62.013 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 60.233 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 56.083 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 53.908 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 52.518 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 47.060 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 37.013 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 30.770 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 23.640 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 14.970 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 13.921 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 13.215 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 10.834 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 10.742 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 6.920 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 6.672 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 3.064 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 2.648 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1.632 |
MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.890 |
02In 1992
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Albaniashared100.000
- Andorrashared100.000
- United Arab Emiratesshared100.000
- Australiashared100.000
- Austriashared100.000
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 100.000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031991 → 1992
Since 1991
- +13 / −2countries joined / left
- 31values changed, of 101 in both
- 24 · 7rose · fell
- 70unchanged
Rose most
- Indonesia31.010 → 53.908+22.898
- Dominican Republic55.379 → 66.322+10.943
- El Salvador45.795 → 56.083+10.288
- Belize42.795 → 52.518+9.723
- Honduras31.257 → 37.013+5.755
Fell most
- Brazil68.141 → 62.013−6.128
- Botswana3.974 → 1.632−2.341
- Chile72.653 → 71.440−1.213
- Sudan11.220 → 10.834−0.385
- Turks and Caicos Islands63.990 → 63.678−0.312
+ Bolivia+ Egypt+ Morocco+ Mexico+ Malawi+ Namibia+ Peru+ Tanzania+ Uruguay+ Venezuela+ Yemen+ Zambia+ Zimbabwe
− Bangladesh
− Uganda04Caveats
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45 distinct values among 114
Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 70 countries share 100.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 114 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (1992). Access to Electricity, Rural, 1992 [data set], describing 1992. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rural-electricity-access/1992
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