Canada vs China: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration

Canada
0.98 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
China
0.896 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Canada rank
79th
China rank
81st

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration over time

  • Canada
  • China
00.511.5201420162019

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.98 DB16-20 methodology against 0.896 DB16-20 methodology in China, a difference of 0.084 DB16-20 methodology.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times China's.

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

Canada ranks 79th and China ranks 81st of 127 countries.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher getting electricity: system average interruption duration index, Canada or China?
Canada, at 0.98 DB16-20 methodology against 0.896 DB16-20 methodology in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in getting electricity: system average interruption duration index between Canada and China?
0.084 DB16-20 methodology, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Canada and China rank globally for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
Canada ranks 79th and China ranks 81st of 127 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI) (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: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit
DB16-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
127 places, 758 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed

The system average interruption duration index is the average total duration of outages (in hours) experienced by a customer in a year. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.