Barbados vs Samoa: Access to electricity
Barbados
100.0%
in 2016
Samoa
100.0%
in 2016
Barbados rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Access to electricity over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 92.2% | 7.8% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 98.4% | 1.6% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, Barbados or Samoa?
- Barbados, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Samoa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in access to electricity between Barbados and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for access to electricity?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.