China (People’s Republic of) vs Romania: Access to electricity

China (People’s Republic of)
100.0%
in 2016
Romania
100.0%
in 2016
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
Romania rank
1st

Access to electricity over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Romania
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 217 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 94.1% 100.0% 5.9% Romania
2000s 97.6% 100.0% 2.4% Romania
2010s 99.9% 100.0% 0.1% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, China (People’s Republic of) or Romania?
China (People’s Republic of), at 100.0% against 100.0% in Romania as of 2016.
What is the difference in access to electricity between China (People’s Republic of) and Romania?
0.0%, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Romania?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Romania rank globally for access to electricity?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 217 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.

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Indicator
Access to electricity (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 5,824 data points, 1990–2016
Last refreshed

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