What is the difference in access to electricity between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Nicaragua?

0.1%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Nicaragua?

27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014, published as Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Nicaragua: Access to electricity

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

99.3%

in 2016

Nicaragua

99.2%

in 2016

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

139th

Nicaragua rank

140th

Access to electricity over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Nicaragua

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 99.3% against 99.2% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 139th and Nicaragua ranks 140th of 218 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1990s	95.1%	91.7%	3.4%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s	95.0%	94.9%	0.1%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s	99.1%	98.0%	1.0%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Nicaragua?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 99.3% against 99.2% in Nicaragua as of 2016.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Nicaragua?: 0.1%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Nicaragua?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Nicaragua rank globally for access to electricity?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 139th and Nicaragua ranks 140th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014, published as Access to electricity (% of urban 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 urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 219 places, 5,825 data points, 1990–2016
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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