Samoa vs Thailand: Access to electricity
Samoa
99.7%
in 2016
Thailand
99.9%
in 2016
Samoa rank
131st
Thailand rank
130th
Access to electricity over time
- Samoa
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 99.9% against 99.7% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.
Samoa ranks 131st and Thailand ranks 130th of 217 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.1% | 99.7% | 1.6% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 99.5% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.7% | 0.4% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, Samoa or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 99.9% against 99.7% in Samoa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in access to electricity between Samoa and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Thailand?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Samoa and Thailand rank globally for access to electricity?
- Samoa ranks 131st and Thailand ranks 130th 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.