Palau vs Samoa: Access to electricity
Palau
99.6%
in 2016
Samoa
99.7%
in 2016
Palau rank
134th
Samoa rank
131st
Access to electricity over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 99.7% against 99.6% in Palau, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 134th and Samoa ranks 131st of 217 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 98.1% | 1.3% | Palau |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 98.7% | 0.6% | Palau |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 0.1% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, Palau or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 99.7% against 99.6% in Palau as of 2016.
- What is the difference in access to electricity between Palau and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for access to electricity?
- Palau ranks 134th and Samoa ranks 131st of 217 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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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.