Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif rising or falling in Puerto Rico (US)?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF in Puerto Rico (US)

Name: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF in Puerto Rico (US)
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Puerto Rico (US): Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF was 4.83 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

4.83 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

35th

of 124 countries

All-time high

4.83 DB16-20 methodology

in 2018

All-time low

4.39 DB16-20 methodology

in 2015

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF in Puerto Rico (US), 2014–2019

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

Puerto Rico (US) recorded 4.83 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.

Puerto Rico (US) ranks 35th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico (US)

32 Vanuatu 5.14 DB16-20 methodology compare
33 Bulgaria 5.01 DB16-20 methodology compare
34 Zambia 4.91 DB16-20 methodology compare
36 Fiji 4.74 DB16-20 methodology compare
37 San Marino 4.67 DB16-20 methodology compare
38 Uruguay 4 DB16-20 methodology compare

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More private sector data for Puerto Rico (US)

International tourism, expenditures for travel items 592.00 million current US$ (2018)
International tourism, number of arrivals 3.88 million (2020)
New businesses registered 11,218 number (2020)
International tourism, receipts 2.92 billion current US$ (2020)
International tourism, expenditures 893.00 million current US$ (2018)
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items 301.00 million current US$ (2018)
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 100.0% (2019)
Starting a business: Minimum capital 0.0% (2019)
Starting a business: Cost - Women (% of income per capita) - Score 99.4% (2019)
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score 99.4% (2019)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif in Puerto Rico (US)?: Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif in Puerto Rico (US) was 4.83 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif recorded in Puerto Rico (US)?: The highest recorded value was 4.83 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif recorded in Puerto Rico (US)?: The lowest recorded value was 4.39 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Puerto Rico (US) rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif?: Puerto Rico (US) ranks 35th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif rising or falling in Puerto Rico (US)?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico (US) data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIFI) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 10 August 2026

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.