Which has higher access to electricity, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Peru?

Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 79.1% against 75.6% in Peru as of 2016.

What is the difference in access to electricity between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Peru?

3.5%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Peru?

25 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Peru: Access to electricity

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

79.1%

in 2016

Peru

75.6%

in 2016

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

139th

Peru rank

142nd

Access to electricity over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Peru

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 79.1% against 75.6% in Peru, a difference of 3.5%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Peru ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 139th and Peru ranks 142nd of 201 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22.8%	16.7%	6.1%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s	39.2%	37.3%	1.9%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s	70.3%	70.1%	0.1%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Peru?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 79.1% against 75.6% in Peru as of 2016.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Peru?: 3.5%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Peru?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2016.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Peru rank globally for access to electricity?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 139th and Peru ranks 142nd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Access to electricity (% of rural population)
Unit: % of rural population
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 5,139 data points, 1990–2016
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.