Energy > Electrical outages > Days: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Electrical outages are the average number of days per year that establishments experience power outages or surges from the public grid.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 248.96 days | 2002 | ||
| 2 | Albania | 194.23 days | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Lebanon | 188.58 days | 2006 | ||
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 184.04 days | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Burundi | 135.57 days | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Guinea-Bissau | 110.5 days | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Eritrea | 93.89 days | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Angola | 87.64 days | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Kenya | 83.6 days | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Madagascar | 77.99 days | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Benin | 77.33 days | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Uganda | 70.81 days | 2003 | ||
| 13 | India | 67.15 days | 2006 | ||
| 14 | Malawi | 63.21 days | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Tanzania | 60.64 days | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Mauritania | 41.94 days | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Panama | 41.58 days | 2006 | ||
| 18 | Syria | 39.24 days | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Georgia | 39.01 days | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Tajikistan | 32.06 days | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Guyana | 30.73 days | 2004 | ||
| 22 | Zambia | 30 days | 2002 | ||
| 23 | Swaziland | 28.42 days | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Paraguay | 26.2 days | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Senegal | 26.1 days | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Mexico | 24.42 days | 2006 | ||
| 27 | Nicaragua | 23.01 days | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Honduras | 22.5 days | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Botswana | 21.43 days | 2006 | ||
| 30 | Jamaica | 19.94 days | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Lesotho | 19.06 days | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Namibia | 18.03 days | 2006 | ||
| 33 | Mongolia | 17.18 days | 2004 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 15.76 days | 2005 | |||
| 34 | Egypt | 13.91 days | 2004 | ||
| 35 | Cape Verde | 13.14 days | 2006 | ||
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 12.97 days | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Cameroon | 12.94 days | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Algeria | 12.42 days | 2002 | ||
| 39 | Costa Rica | 12.27 days | 2005 | ||
| 40 | Pakistan | 11.47 days | 2002 | ||
| 41 | Argentina | 11.27 days | 2006 | ||
| 42 | Niger | 11.09 days | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Vietnam | 10.89 days | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Mali | 10.48 days | 2003 | ||
| 45 | Colombia | 10.45 days | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Bolivia | 10.43 days | 2006 | ||
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 9.61 days | 2006 | ||
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.6 days | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Ecuador | 9.47 days | 2003 | ||
| 50 | Guatemala | 9.45 days | 2003 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 8.43 days | 2005 | |||
| 51 | El Salvador | 7.87 days | 2003 | ||
| 52 | Peru | 6.97 days | 2006 | ||
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 6.4 days | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Mauritius | 5.97 days | 2006 | ||
| 55 | Morocco | 5.79 days | 2004 | ||
| 56 | Oman | 5.66 days | 2003 | ||
| 57 | South Africa | 5.45 days | 2003 | ||
| 58 | Cambodia | 4.88 days | 2003 | ||
| 59 | Philippines | 4.65 days | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 4.6 days | 2005 | ||
| =61 | Chile | 3.73 days | 2004 | ||
| =61 | Switzerland | 3.73 days | 2004 | ||
| =63 | Indonesia | 3.52 days | 2003 | ||
| =63 | Brazil | 3.52 days | 2003 | ||
| 65 | Uruguay | 3.4 days | 2006 | ||
| 66 | Turkey | 3.06 days | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Ukraine | 3.04 days | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Romania | 2.97 days | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Bulgaria | 2.83 days | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Russia | 2.73 days | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2.67 days | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Greece | 2.65 days | 2005 | ||
| 73 | Ireland | 1.66 days | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Hungary | 1.57 days | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Moldova | 1.51 days | 2005 | ||
| =76 | Belarus | 1.4 days | 2005 | ||
| =76 | Belgium | 1.4 days | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Armenia | 1.36 days | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.34 days | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Portugal | 1.31 days | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Latvia | 1.3 days | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Estonia | 1.24 days | 2005 | ||
| 83 | Thailand | 1.12 days | 2004 | ||
| 84 | Croatia | 1.03 days | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Spain | 0.98 days | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Slovenia | 0.94 days | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Lithuania | 0.83 days | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Poland | 0.65 days | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Czech Republic | 0.24 days | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Germany | 0.23 days | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Slovakia | 0.15 days | 2005 | ||
| 92 | South Korea | 0.04 days | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Energy > Electrical outages > Days
- All of the top 2 countries by electrical outages > days are Muslim.
- 14 of the top 17 countries by electrical outages > days are Hot countries.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by electrical outages > days are Densely populated.
- Panama ranked first for electrical outages > days amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2006.
- India ranked first for electrical outages > days amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
- 9 of the top 12 countries by electrical outages > days are Sub-Saharan African.
- 20 of the top 32 countries by electrical outages > days are Christian.
- Burundi ranked first for electrical outages > days amongst Catholic countries in 2006.
- Brazil ranked second last for electrical outages > days amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2003.