Which has higher access to electricity, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Republic of Korea?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Republic of Korea as of 2016.

What is the difference in access to electricity between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Republic of Korea?

0.0%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Republic of Korea?

22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.

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.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Republic of Korea: Access to electricity

Iran, Islamic Republic of

100.0%

in 2016

Republic of Korea

100.0%

in 2016

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

1st

Republic of Korea rank

1st

Access to electricity over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 1st and Republic of Korea ranks 1st of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	97.2%	100.0%	2.8%	Republic of Korea
2000s	98.3%	100.0%	1.7%	Republic of Korea
2010s	99.7%	100.0%	0.3%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Republic of Korea?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Republic of Korea as of 2016.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Republic of Korea?: 0.0%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Republic of Korea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Republic of Korea rank globally for access to electricity?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 1st and Republic of Korea 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: 21 August 2026

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