China (People's Republic of) vs Costa Rica: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index

China (People's Republic of)
0.188 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Costa Rica
0.21 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
China (People's Republic of) rank
113th
Costa Rica rank
111th

Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index over time

  • China (People's Republic of)
  • Costa Rica
00.20.40.60.81201420162019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.21 DB16-20 methodology against 0.188 DB16-20 methodology in China (People's Republic of), a difference of 0.022 DB16-20 methodology.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times China (People's Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was China (People's Republic of) ahead.

China (People's Republic of) ranks 113th and Costa Rica ranks 111th of 125 countries.

China (People's Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index, China (People's Republic of) or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.21 DB16-20 methodology against 0.188 DB16-20 methodology in China (People's Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index between China (People's Republic of) and Costa Rica?
0.022 DB16-20 methodology, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and Costa Rica?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do China (People's Republic of) and Costa Rica rank globally for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
China (People's Republic of) ranks 113th and Costa Rica ranks 111th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIFI) (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 frequency index (SAIFI) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit
DB16-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 747 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed

The system average interruption frequency index (SAIFI) is the average number of service interruptions experienced by a customer in a year. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.