Namibia vs South Africa: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes)

Namibia
5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
South Africa
5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Namibia rank
5th
South Africa rank
5th

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

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 5 DB16-20 methodology against 5 DB16-20 methodology in South Africa, a difference of 0 DB16-20 methodology.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 5th of 137 countries.

Namibia 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), Namibia or South Africa?
Namibia, at 5 DB16-20 methodology against 5 DB16-20 methodology in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) between Namibia and South Africa?
0 DB16-20 methodology, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?
Namibia ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 5th 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

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.