Countries in South America by access to electricity
The share of people who have electricity at home. 12 countries in South America, highest first. World Bank, 2024
Median country
99.0%
half above, half below| # | Country | % of people | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| =1 |  Uruguay | 100.0% | South America |
| =1 |  Venezuela | 100.0% | South America |
| =3 |  Brazil | 99.8% | South America |
| =3 |  Paraguay | 99.8% | South America |
| =5 |  Chile | 99.0% | South America |
| =5 |  Suriname | 99.0% | South America |
| 7 |  Colombia | 98.9% | South America |
| 8 |  Ecuador | 98.5% | South America |
| 9 |  Argentina | 98.4% | South America |
| 10 |  Bolivia | 96.6% | South America |
| 11 |  Peru | 96.5% | South America |
| 12 |  Guyana | 93.0% | South America |
Questions
- Which country in South America has the widest access to electricity?
- Uruguay has the widest access to electricity in South America: 100.0% with electricity (2024). Next come Venezuela (100.0% with electricity) and Brazil (99.8% with electricity).
- Which country in South America has the least access to electricity?
- Guyana, with 93.0% with electricity (2024).
- What is the typical access to electricity of a country in South America?
- The median of the 12 countries in South America is 99.0% with electricity: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- The share of people who have electricity at home. Source: World Bank, 2024. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.