El Salvador vs Haiti: Number of people with and without electricity access
El Salvador
6.26 million people
in 2024
Haiti
6.35 million people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
101st
Haiti rank
100th
Number of people with and without electricity access over time
- El Salvador
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 6.35 million people against 6.26 million people in El Salvador, a difference of 89,610 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 101st and Haiti ranks 100th of 214 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.62 million people | 2.43 million people | 2.19 million people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 5.30 million people | 3.07 million people | 2.23 million people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 5.86 million people | 4.25 million people | 1.61 million people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.22 million people | 5.71 million people | 503,496 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, El Salvador or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 6.35 million people against 6.26 million people in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access between El Salvador and Haiti?
- 89,610 people, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Haiti?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Haiti rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access?
- El Salvador ranks 101st and Haiti ranks 100th 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.