Ghana vs Yemen: Number of people with and without electricity access
Ghana
31.64 million people
in 2024
Yemen
35.02 million people
in 2024
Ghana rank
44th
Yemen rank
41st
Number of people with and without electricity access over time
- Ghana
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 35.02 million people against 31.64 million people in Ghana, a difference of 3.38 million people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Yemen ahead.
Ghana ranks 44th and Yemen ranks 41st of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.35 million people | 7.63 million people | 1.28 million people | Yemen |
| 2000s | 11.40 million people | 12.25 million people | 850,630 people | Yemen |
| 2010s | 20.85 million people | 20.64 million people | 202,690 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 29.08 million people | 30.31 million people | 1.23 million people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, Ghana or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 35.02 million people against 31.64 million people in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access between Ghana and Yemen?
- 3.38 million people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Yemen?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Yemen rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Ghana ranks 44th and Yemen ranks 41st 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.