Barbados vs Maldives: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking
Barbados
100.0%
in 2024
Maldives
100.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking over time
- Barbados
- Maldives
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 67.0% | 31.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 97.3% | 2.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking, Barbados or Maldives?
- Barbados, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking between Barbados and Maldives?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.