United Arab Emirates vs Zambia: Number of people with and without electricity access

United Arab Emirates
10.99 million people
in 2024
Zambia
11.42 million people
in 2024
United Arab Emirates rank
73rd
Zambia rank
71st

Number of people with and without electricity access over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zambia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M199020072024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 11.42 million people against 10.99 million people in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 438,400 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 73rd and Zambia ranks 71st of 214 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.47 million people 1.43 million people 1.05 million people United Arab Emirates
2000s 4.81 million people 2.49 million people 2.32 million people United Arab Emirates
2010s 8.26 million people 5.39 million people 2.87 million people United Arab Emirates
2020s 10.10 million people 9.86 million people 243,644 people United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, United Arab Emirates or Zambia?
Zambia, at 11.42 million people against 10.99 million people in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access between United Arab Emirates and Zambia?
438,400 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do United Arab Emirates and Zambia rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access?
United Arab Emirates ranks 73rd and Zambia ranks 71st 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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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Unit
people
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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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.