What is the difference in getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) between Chile and United States of America?

1.2 DB16-20 methodology, with United States of America ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank, published as Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs United States of America: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes)

Chile

3 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

United States of America

4.2 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

Chile rank

48th

United States of America rank

46th

Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) over time

Chile
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 4.2 DB16-20 methodology against 3 DB16-20 methodology in Chile, a difference of 1.2 DB16-20 methodology.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Chile's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 48th and United States of America ranks 46th of 137 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes), Chile or United States of America?: United States of America, at 4.2 DB16-20 methodology against 3 DB16-20 methodology in Chile as of 2019.
What is the difference in getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) between Chile and United States of America?: 1.2 DB16-20 methodology, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States of America?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Chile and United States of America rank globally for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?: Chile ranks 48th and United States of America ranks 46th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The World Bank, published as Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit: DB16-20 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 137 places, 822 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

The minimum outage time is the minimum time, in minutes, considered for the calculation of the SAIDI and SAIFI indices. If the minimum outage time exceeds 5 minutes, an economy is not eligible to obtain a score on the Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index component. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.