Government > Red tape > Time required to get electricity > Days: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Time required to get electricity (days). Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Federated States of Micronesia | 470 | 2013 | ||
2 | South Sudan | 468 | 2013 | ||
3 | Liberia | 465 | 2013 | ||
4 | Guinea-Bissau | 455 | 2013 | ||
5 | Madagascar | 450 | 2013 | ||
6 | Bangladesh | 404 | 2013 | ||
7 | Czech Republic | 279 | 2013 | ||
8 | Ukraine | 277 | 2013 | ||
9 | Nigeria | 260 | 2013 | ||
10 | Hungary | 252 | 2013 | ||
11 | Cyprus | 247 | 2013 | ||
12 | Armenia | 242 | 2013 | ||
13 | Azerbaijan | 241 | 2013 | ||
14 | South Africa | 226 | 2013 | ||
15 | Romania | 223 | 2013 | ||
16 | Malawi | 222 | 2013 | ||
17 | Pakistan | 206 | 2013 | ||
18 | Ireland | 205 | 2013 | ||
19 | Tajikistan | 185 | 2013 | ||
=20 | Djibouti | 180 | 2013 | ||
=20 | Algeria | 180 | 2013 | ||
22 | Albania | 177 | 2013 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 173.6 | 2013 | |||
23 | Cambodia | 168 | 2013 | ||
24 | Russia | 162 | 2013 | ||
=25 | Poland | 161 | 2013 | ||
=25 | Belarus | 161 | 2013 | ||
27 | Solomon Islands | 160 | 2013 | ||
28 | Kyrgyzstan | 159 | 2013 | ||
=29 | Burundi | 158 | 2013 | ||
=29 | Benin | 158 | 2013 | ||
=29 | Kenya | 158 | 2013 | ||
=29 | Venezuela | 158 | 2013 | ||
=29 | Slovakia | 158 | 2013 | ||
=29 | Burkina Faso | 158 | 2013 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 157.85 | 2013 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 157.21 | 2013 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 149.47 | 2013 | |||
35 | Lithuania | 148 | 2013 | ||
=36 | Angola | 145 | 2013 | ||
=36 | China | 145 | 2013 | ||
38 | Netherlands | 143 | 2013 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 142.45 | 2013 | |||
39 | Canada | 142 | 2013 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 141.33 | 2013 | |||
40 | Gabon | 141 | 2013 | ||
=41 | Iran | 140 | 2013 | ||
=41 | Moldova | 140 | 2013 | ||
=43 | Seychelles | 137 | 2013 | ||
=43 | Swaziland | 137 | 2013 | ||
45 | Malta | 136 | 2013 | ||
46 | Republic of the Congo | 135 | 2013 | ||
47 | Laos | 134 | 2013 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 132.5 | 2013 | |||
=48 | Uganda | 132 | 2013 | ||
=48 | Israel | 132 | 2013 | ||
50 | Serbia | 131 | 2013 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 130.96 | 2013 | |||
51 | Bulgaria | 130 | 2013 | ||
52 | United Kingdom | 126 | 2013 | ||
=53 | Lesotho | 125 | 2013 | ||
=53 | Palau | 125 | 2013 | ||
=53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 125 | 2013 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 124.92 | 2013 | |||
56 | Italy | 124 | 2013 | ||
57 | Vanuatu | 122 | 2013 | ||
58 | Botswana | 121 | 2013 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 120.09 | 2013 | |||
=59 | Comoros | 120 | 2013 | ||
=59 | Mali | 120 | 2013 | ||
=59 | Luxembourg | 120 | 2013 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 119.12 | 2013 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 119.11 | 2013 | |||
62 | European Union | 118.89 | 2013 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 118.89 | 2013 | |||
63 | Libya | 118 | 2013 | ||
64 | Zambia | 117 | 2013 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 116 | 2013 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 115.92 | 2013 | |||
=65 | Niger | 115 | 2013 | ||
=65 | Vietnam | 115 | 2013 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 114.85 | 2013 | |||
=67 | Senegal | 113 | 2013 | ||
=67 | Sierra Leone | 113 | 2013 | ||
69 | Estonia | 111 | 2013 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 110.64 | 2013 | |||
=70 | Sri Lanka | 110 | 2013 | ||
=70 | Yemen | 110 | 2013 | ||
=72 | Guyana | 109 | 2013 | ||
=72 | Afghanistan | 109 | 2013 | ||
=72 | Tanzania | 109 | 2013 | ||
=75 | Latvia | 108 | 2013 | ||
=75 | Maldives | 108 | 2013 | ||
=75 | Uzbekistan | 108 | 2013 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 107.98 | 2013 | |||
=78 | Mozambique | 107 | 2013 | ||
=78 | Republic of Macedonia | 107 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Equatorial Guinea | 106 | 2013 | ||
=80 | Zimbabwe | 106 | 2013 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 105.01 | 2013 | |||
=82 | Japan | 105 | 2013 | ||
=82 | Colombia | 105 | 2013 | ||
84 | Mongolia | 104 | 2013 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 102.78 | 2013 | |||
85 | Central African Republic | 102 | 2013 | ||
86 | Indonesia | 101 | 2013 | ||
87 | Peru | 100 | 2013 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 98.26 | 2013 | |||
88 | Kiribati | 97 | 2013 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 96.8 | 2013 | |||
89 | Jamaica | 96 | 2013 | ||
90 | Ethiopia | 95 | 2013 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 93.88 | 2013 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 93.29 | 2013 | |||
=91 | Argentina | 91 | 2013 | ||
=91 | Burma | 91 | 2013 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 90.81 | 2013 | |||
=93 | Qatar | 90 | 2013 | ||
=93 | Bahrain | 90 | 2013 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 89.45 | 2013 | |||
95 | Sao Tome and Principe | 89 | 2013 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 88.39 | 2013 | |||
=96 | Kazakhstan | 88 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Belgium | 88 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Cape Verde | 88 | 2013 | ||
=96 | El Salvador | 88 | 2013 | ||
=100 | Spain | 85 | 2013 | ||
=100 | Mexico | 85 | 2013 | ||
102 | Mauritius | 84 | 2013 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 82.28 | 2013 | |||
=103 | Bhutan | 82 | 2013 | ||
=103 | Dominican Republic | 82 | 2013 | ||
105 | Fiji | 81 | 2013 | ||
=106 | Ghana | 79 | 2013 | ||
=106 | France | 79 | 2013 | ||
108 | The Gambia | 78 | 2013 | ||
=109 | Mauritania | 75 | 2013 | ||
=109 | Lebanon | 75 | 2013 | ||
=109 | Australia | 75 | 2013 | ||
=112 | Togo | 74 | 2013 | ||
=112 | Ecuador | 74 | 2013 | ||
=114 | Syria | 71 | 2013 | ||
=114 | Georgia | 71 | 2013 | ||
=114 | Montenegro | 71 | 2013 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 70.63 | 2013 | |||
=117 | Croatia | 70 | 2013 | ||
=117 | Nepal | 70 | 2013 | ||
=117 | Sudan | 70 | 2013 | ||
=117 | Turkey | 70 | 2013 | ||
=121 | New Zealand | 69 | 2013 | ||
=121 | Guinea | 69 | 2013 | ||
=123 | Marshall Islands | 67 | 2013 | ||
=123 | Chad | 67 | 2013 | ||
=123 | India | 67 | 2013 | ||
=123 | The Bahamas | 67 | 2013 | ||
=123 | Paraguay | 67 | 2013 | ||
=128 | Papua New Guinea | 66 | 2013 | ||
=128 | Belize | 66 | 2013 | ||
=128 | Norway | 66 | 2013 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 65.06 | 2013 | |||
=131 | Tunisia | 65 | 2013 | ||
=131 | Barbados | 65 | 2013 | ||
=133 | Portugal | 64 | 2013 | ||
=133 | Cameroon | 64 | 2013 | ||
135 | East Timor | 63 | 2013 | ||
=136 | Oman | 62 | 2013 | ||
=136 | Greece | 62 | 2013 | ||
=136 | Morocco | 62 | 2013 | ||
=136 | Costa Rica | 62 | 2013 | ||
=140 | Saudi Arabia | 61 | 2013 | ||
=140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 61 | 2013 | ||
=140 | Dominica | 61 | 2013 | ||
=143 | Haiti | 60 | 2013 | ||
=143 | United States | 60 | 2013 | ||
145 | Eritrea | 59 | 2013 | ||
=146 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 58 | 2013 | ||
=146 | Brazil | 58 | 2013 | ||
=146 | Suriname | 58 | 2013 | ||
149 | Brunei | 56 | 2013 | ||
=150 | Nicaragua | 55 | 2013 | ||
=150 | Cote d'Ivoire | 55 | 2013 | ||
152 | Egypt | 54 | 2013 | ||
=153 | Sweden | 52 | 2013 | ||
=153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 52 | 2013 | ||
155 | Grenada | 49 | 2013 | ||
=156 | Uruguay | 48 | 2013 | ||
=156 | Kosovo | 48 | 2013 | ||
=158 | Iraq | 47 | 2013 | ||
=158 | Jordan | 47 | 2013 | ||
160 | San Marino | 45 | 2013 | ||
=161 | Kuwait | 42 | 2013 | ||
=161 | Antigua and Barbuda | 42 | 2013 | ||
=161 | Tonga | 42 | 2013 | ||
=161 | Bolivia | 42 | 2013 | ||
=161 | Philippines | 42 | 2013 | ||
=161 | Finland | 42 | 2013 | ||
=167 | Switzerland | 39 | 2013 | ||
=167 | Guatemala | 39 | 2013 | ||
=169 | Slovenia | 38 | 2013 | ||
=169 | Denmark | 38 | 2013 | ||
=169 | Hong Kong | 38 | 2013 | ||
172 | Namibia | 37 | 2013 | ||
173 | Singapore | 36 | 2013 | ||
=174 | United Arab Emirates | 35 | 2013 | ||
=174 | Thailand | 35 | 2013 | ||
=174 | Panama | 35 | 2013 | ||
177 | Samoa | 34 | 2013 | ||
178 | Honduras | 33 | 2013 | ||
=179 | Puerto Rico | 32 | 2013 | ||
=179 | Malaysia | 32 | 2013 | ||
=181 | Chile | 30 | 2013 | ||
=181 | Rwanda | 30 | 2013 | ||
183 | Saint Lucia | 26 | 2013 | ||
184 | Austria | 23 | 2013 | ||
185 | Iceland | 22 | 2013 | ||
=186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18 | 2013 | ||
=186 | South Korea | 18 | 2013 | ||
188 | Germany | 17 | 2013 |