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South Asia
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Within the “South Asia” group, Bhutan leads Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in 2024 at 100, while Nepal sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 94. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.025.050.075.0100BhutanBhutan: 100100MaldivesMaldives: 100100Sri LankaSri Lanka: 100100IndiaIndia: 10099.9BangladeshBangladesh: 10099.6NepalNepal: 9494.2

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Bhutan 100
2 Maldives 100
3 Sri Lanka 100
4 India 100
5 Bangladesh 100
6 Nepal 94

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in 2024, Bhutan leads with a gap of 0 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Nepal at 94.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.