Bulgaria vs Serbia: Number of people with and without electricity access

Bulgaria
6.44 million people
in 2024
Serbia
6.59 million people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
99th
Serbia rank
98th

Number of people with and without electricity access over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Serbia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199020072024

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 6.59 million people against 6.44 million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 145,060 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 99th and Serbia ranks 98th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Serbia Difference Ahead
1990s 8.44 million people 7.63 million people 806,330 people Bulgaria
2000s 6.98 million people 7.42 million people 433,523 people Serbia
2010s 6.77 million people 7.10 million people 334,390 people Serbia
2020s 6.48 million people 6.72 million people 245,824 people Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, Bulgaria or Serbia?
Serbia, at 6.59 million people against 6.44 million people in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access between Bulgaria and Serbia?
145,060 people, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access?
Bulgaria ranks 99th and Serbia ranks 98th 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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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Unit
people
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major 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.