Which has higher access to electricity, Colombia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 96.4% against 95.7% in Colombia as of 2016.

What is the difference in access to electricity between Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0.7%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

27 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Colombia vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Access to electricity

Colombia

95.7%

in 2016

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

96.4%

in 2016

Colombia rank

124th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

121st

Access to electricity over time

Colombia
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 96.4% against 95.7% in Colombia, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Colombia ranks 124th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 121st of 201 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	75.9%	87.3%	11.5%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	84.4%	87.4%	3.0%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	90.0%	92.6%	2.6%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Colombia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 96.4% against 95.7% in Colombia as of 2016.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.7%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for access to electricity?: Colombia ranks 124th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 121st 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.