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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |