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

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 96.4% against 96.1% in Paraguay as of 2016.

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

0.3%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay 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.

Paraguay vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Access to electricity

Paraguay

96.1%

in 2016

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

96.4%

in 2016

Paraguay rank

122nd

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

121st

Access to electricity over time

Paraguay
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 96.4% against 96.1% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Paraguay ranks 122nd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 121st of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	69.2%	87.3%	18.1%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	87.9%	87.4%	0.5%	Paraguay
2010s	96.6%	92.6%	3.9%	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Paraguay or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 96.4% against 96.1% in Paraguay as of 2016.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Paraguay and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.3%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Paraguay and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for access to electricity?: Paraguay ranks 122nd 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.