France vs Thailand: Number of people with and without electricity access
France
68.55 million people
in 2024
Thailand
71.67 million people
in 2024
France rank
21st
Thailand rank
19th
Number of people with and without electricity access over time
- France
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 71.67 million people against 68.55 million people in France, a difference of 3.12 million people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.90 million people | 60.94 million people | 1.95 million people | France |
| 2010s | 66.31 million people | 69.98 million people | 3.68 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 68.11 million people | 71.68 million people | 3.57 million people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, France or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 71.67 million people against 68.55 million people in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access between France and Thailand?
- 3.12 million people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Thailand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do France and Thailand rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access?
- France ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th 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.