China vs India: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
China
0 people per person
in 2024
India
0.001 people per person
in 2024
China rank
94th
India rank
93rd
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.001 people per person against 0 people per person in China, a difference of 0.001 people per person.
Across all 25 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
China ranks 94th and India ranks 93rd of 214 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0215 people per person | 0.3275 people per person | 0.306 people per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.0005 people per person | 0.1351 people per person | 0.1346 people per person | India |
| 2020s | 0 people per person | 0.0106 people per person | 0.0106 people per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, per capita, China or India?
- India, at 0.001 people per person against 0 people per person in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per capita between China and India?
- 0.001 people per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- China ranks 94th and India ranks 93rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.