Papua New Guinea vs Togo: Number of people with and without electricity access
Papua New Guinea
4.58 million people
in 2024
Togo
5.14 million people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
118th
Togo rank
115th
Number of people with and without electricity access over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 5.14 million people against 4.58 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 556,780 people.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Togo has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 118th and Togo ranks 115th of 214 countries.
Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 282,848 people | 723,164 people | 440,316 people | Togo |
| 2000s | 905,277 people | 1.40 million people | 495,446 people | Togo |
| 2010s | 1.57 million people | 3.09 million people | 1.52 million people | Togo |
| 2020s | 2.55 million people | 4.65 million people | 2.10 million people | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, Papua New Guinea or Togo?
- Togo, at 5.14 million people against 4.58 million people in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access between Papua New Guinea and Togo?
- 556,780 people, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Togo?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Togo rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 118th and Togo ranks 115th 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.