Electricity vs GDP per Capita

The dataset provides annual measurements of electricity access rates and GDP per capita across multiple countries and years. Each record represents a country-year observation including the percentage of the population with access to electricity and the country's economic output per person measured using purchasing power parity (PPP). The dataset also includes standardized country codes and regional classifications used by Our World in Data.

Data Quality

Most structural fields such as entity name and year are complete. Some country codes are missing for aggregated regions. A portion of the dataset contains missing values for electricity access and GDP per capita, particularly for earlier years or countries with incomplete reporting. Regional classification values are largely absent for many rows.

Use Cases

Economic development analysis, energy access studies, infrastructure planning, cross-country economic comparisons, correlation analysis between electrification and economic growth, and academic research on global development indicators.

Limitations

The dataset lacks detailed subnational information and focuses only on national-level indicators. Some countries and years contain missing data for GDP or electricity access, which may affect longitudinal analysis. It also does not include other development indicators such as education, population growth, or energy consumption.

Methodology

Data was likely compiled from international statistical organizations such as the World Bank and energy access reports. GDP values are adjusted using purchasing power parity to enable cross-country comparisons, while electricity access estimates are derived from national infrastructure and electrification statistics.