How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?

11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank, published as Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Panama vs United States: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)

Panama

99.8%

in 2019

United States

99.7%

in 2019

Panama rank

14th

United States rank

17th

Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) over time

Panama
United States

How they compare

Panama currently reports 99.8% against 99.7% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was United States ahead.

Panama ranks 14th and United States ranks 17th of 191 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	99.8%	99.8%	0.0%	United States
2010s	99.8%	99.7%	0.1%	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita), Panama or United States?: Panama, at 99.8% against 99.7% in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) between Panama and United States?: 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.
How do Panama and United States rank globally for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?: Panama ranks 14th and United States ranks 17th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The World Bank, published as Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 2,079 data points, 2009–2019
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.