Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Lesotho: Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
61.4%
in 2024
Lesotho
60.6%
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
184th
Lesotho rank
186th

Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Lesotho
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 61.4% against 60.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 184th and Lesotho ranks 186th of 214 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 26.0% 17.0% 9.0% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 38.9% 30.7% 8.2% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 55.3% 53.2% 2.2% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity vs. gdp per capita, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Lesotho?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 61.4% against 60.6% in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in access to electricity vs. gdp per capita between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Lesotho?
0.8%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Lesotho?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Lesotho rank globally for access to electricity vs. gdp per capita?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 184th and Lesotho ranks 186th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
% of population
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.