Peru vs Yemen: Number of people with and without electricity access
Peru
33.02 million people
in 2024
Yemen
35.02 million people
in 2024
Peru rank
43rd
Yemen rank
41st
Number of people with and without electricity access over time
- Peru
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 35.02 million people against 33.02 million people in Peru, a difference of 2.00 million people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 41st of 214 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.93 million people | 7.50 million people | 9.43 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 21.77 million people | 12.25 million people | 9.53 million people | Peru |
| 2010s | 28.30 million people | 20.64 million people | 7.66 million people | Peru |
| 2020s | 32.21 million people | 30.31 million people | 1.91 million people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, Peru or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 35.02 million people against 33.02 million people in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access between Peru and Yemen?
- 2.00 million people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Yemen?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Yemen rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Peru ranks 43rd 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.