Maldives vs Turkmenistan: Access to electricity
Maldives
100.0%
in 2016
Turkmenistan
100.0%
in 2016
Maldives rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st
Access to electricity over time
- Maldives
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Maldives ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 217 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8% | 99.2% | 20.4% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 99.7% | 8.8% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 100.0% | 0.8% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, Maldives or Turkmenistan?
- Maldives, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Turkmenistan as of 2016.
- What is the difference in access to electricity between Maldives and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Turkmenistan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Maldives and Turkmenistan rank globally for access to electricity?
- Maldives ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.