Electricity access animation: five countries, 2000–2023

How to read this comparison

This comparison separates coverage from country size: a smaller country can have a higher access rate while serving fewer people in absolute terms. Bars near 100% are close to universal access under this indicator, rather than evidence of greater electricity production.

Use it in your presentation

Use the clip to introduce electricity access or to compare progress toward broader coverage. A percentage-point change is the ending percentage minus the starting percentage. It is different from the relative percentage increase; preserve that distinction in your narration.

The data behind the animation

Unit: Population with access %. The table contains the input observations used to render the clip. The video displays 1 decimal place; the CSV preserves up to four.

Method and limitations

Access does not describe reliability, daily hours of service, affordability or generation mix. Survey methods and estimates can change. A tie at the displayed decimal precision can conceal a small underlying difference; tied exact values keep the input-column order.

Values are retained in the source unit and rounded to four decimal places in the reusable dataset. Six observation years are selected: 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2023. Every selected country has a value at each chosen year; no missing value was filled. This frozen historical range makes the examples comparable and does not claim to include the latest available observations.

The animation uses a fixed zero-based scale and linear value interpolation, with time proportional to the year gaps. The bars reorder numerically; changing row position is an animation effect. The clip lasts ten seconds at 30 fps, including an opening pause and a 1.5-second final hold.

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