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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 BangladeshBangladesh 248.96 days 2002
2 AlbaniaAlbania 194.23 days 2005
3 LebanonLebanon 188.58 days 2006
4 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 184.04 days 2006
5 BurundiBurundi 135.57 days 2006
6 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 110.5 days 2006
7 EritreaEritrea 93.89 days 2005
8 AngolaAngola 87.64 days 2006
9 KenyaKenya 83.6 days 2003
10 MadagascarMadagascar 77.99 days 2005
11 BeninBenin 77.33 days 2004
12 UgandaUganda 70.81 days 2003
13 IndiaIndia 67.15 days 2006
14 MalawiMalawi 63.21 days 2005
15 TanzaniaTanzania 60.64 days 2003
16 MauritaniaMauritania 41.94 days 2005
17 PanamaPanama 41.58 days 2006
18 SyriaSyria 39.24 days 2003
19 GeorgiaGeorgia 39.01 days 2005
20 TajikistanTajikistan 32.06 days 2005
21 GuyanaGuyana 30.73 days 2004
22 ZambiaZambia 30 days 2002
23 SwazilandSwaziland 28.42 days 2006
24 ParaguayParaguay 26.2 days 2006
25 SenegalSenegal 26.1 days 2003
26 MexicoMexico 24.42 days 2006
27 NicaraguaNicaragua 23.01 days 2003
28 HondurasHonduras 22.5 days 2003
29 BotswanaBotswana 21.43 days 2006
30 JamaicaJamaica 19.94 days 2005
31 LesothoLesotho 19.06 days 2003
32 NamibiaNamibia 18.03 days 2006
33 MongoliaMongolia 17.18 days 2004
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 15.76 days 2005
34 EgyptEgypt 13.91 days 2004
35 Cape VerdeCape Verde 13.14 days 2006
36 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 12.97 days 2005
37 CameroonCameroon 12.94 days 2006
38 AlgeriaAlgeria 12.42 days 2002
39 Costa RicaCosta Rica 12.27 days 2005
40 PakistanPakistan 11.47 days 2002
41 ArgentinaArgentina 11.27 days 2006
42 NigerNiger 11.09 days 2005
43 VietnamVietnam 10.89 days 2005
44 MaliMali 10.48 days 2003
45 ColombiaColombia 10.45 days 2006
46 BoliviaBolivia 10.43 days 2006
47 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 9.61 days 2006
48 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 9.6 days 2005
49 EcuadorEcuador 9.47 days 2003
50 GuatemalaGuatemala 9.45 days 2003
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 8.43 days 2005
51 El SalvadorEl Salvador 7.87 days 2003
52 PeruPeru 6.97 days 2006
53 UzbekistanUzbekistan 6.4 days 2005
54 MauritiusMauritius 5.97 days 2006
55 MoroccoMorocco 5.79 days 2004
56 OmanOman 5.66 days 2003
57 South AfricaSouth Africa 5.45 days 2003
58 CambodiaCambodia 4.88 days 2003
59 PhilippinesPhilippines 4.65 days 2003
60 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4.6 days 2005
=61 ChileChile 3.73 days 2004
=61 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 3.73 days 2004
=63 IndonesiaIndonesia 3.52 days 2003
=63 BrazilBrazil 3.52 days 2003
65 UruguayUruguay 3.4 days 2006
66 TurkeyTurkey 3.06 days 2005
67 UkraineUkraine 3.04 days 2005
68 RomaniaRomania 2.97 days 2005
69 BulgariaBulgaria 2.83 days 2005
70 RussiaRussia 2.73 days 2005
71 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 2.67 days 2005
72 GreeceGreece 2.65 days 2005
73 IrelandIreland 1.66 days 2005
74 HungaryHungary 1.57 days 2005
75 MoldovaMoldova 1.51 days 2005
=76 BelarusBelarus 1.4 days 2005
=76 BelgiumBelgium 1.4 days 2005
78 ArmeniaArmenia 1.36 days 2005
79 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.34 days 2005
80 PortugalPortugal 1.31 days 2005
81 LatviaLatvia 1.3 days 2005
82 EstoniaEstonia 1.24 days 2005
83 ThailandThailand 1.12 days 2004
84 CroatiaCroatia 1.03 days 2005
85 SpainSpain 0.98 days 2005
86 SloveniaSlovenia 0.94 days 2005
87 LithuaniaLithuania 0.83 days 2005
88 PolandPoland 0.65 days 2005
89 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.24 days 2005
90 GermanyGermany 0.23 days 2005
91 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.15 days 2005
92 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.04 days 2005

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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.
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