Which has higher access to electricity, Equatorial Guinea or North Korea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 65.1% against 61.4% in North Korea as of 2024.

What is the difference in access to electricity between Equatorial Guinea and North Korea?

3.7%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and North Korea?

16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs North Korea: Access to electricity (% of population)

Equatorial Guinea

65.1%

in 2024

North Korea

61.4%

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea rank

184th

North Korea rank

187th

Access to electricity (% of population) over time

Equatorial Guinea
North Korea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 65.1% against 61.4% in North Korea, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 184th and North Korea ranks 187th of 217 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	65.4%	26.0%	39.4%	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	66.2%	38.9%	27.3%	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	66.5%	55.3%	11.2%	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Equatorial Guinea or North Korea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 65.1% against 61.4% in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Equatorial Guinea and North Korea?: 3.7%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and North Korea?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and North Korea rank globally for access to electricity?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 184th and North Korea ranks 187th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Access to electricity (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 265 places, 8,142 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.