Bahamas vs Cape Verde: Number of people with and without electricity access
Bahamas
401,283 people
in 2024
Cape Verde
516,479 people
in 2024
Bahamas rank
174th
Cape Verde rank
171st
Number of people with and without electricity access over time
- Bahamas
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 516,479 people against 401,283 people in Bahamas, a difference of 115,196 people.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 174th and Cape Verde ranks 171st of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Cape Verde in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 342,522 people | 318,194 people | 24,328 people | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 382,720 people | 440,773 people | 58,052 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 398,099 people | 502,364 people | 104,264 people | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, Bahamas or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 516,479 people against 401,283 people in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access between Bahamas and Cape Verde?
- 115,196 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Cape Verde?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Cape Verde rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Bahamas ranks 174th and Cape Verde ranks 171st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.