Senegal vs United States of America: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh)

Senegal
18.2 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
United States of America
18.1 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Senegal rank
65th
United States of America rank
68th

Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) over time

  • Senegal
  • United States of America
0510152025201420162019

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 18.2 DB16-20 methodology against 18.1 DB16-20 methodology in United States of America, a difference of 0.1 DB16-20 methodology.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 65th and United States of America ranks 68th of 187 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh), Senegal or United States of America?
Senegal, at 18.2 DB16-20 methodology against 18.1 DB16-20 methodology in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) between Senegal and United States of America?
0.1 DB16-20 methodology, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and United States of America?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Senegal and United States of America rank globally for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
Senegal ranks 65th and United States of America ranks 68th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) (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: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit
DB16-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 1,122 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed

The price of electricity is measured in U.S. cents per kWh. A monthly electricity consumption is assumed, for which a bill is then computed for a warehouse based in the largest business city of the economy for the month of March. The bill is then expressed back as a unit of kWh. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.