Bangladesh vs Gambia: Number of people without access to electricity
Bangladesh
867,812 people
in 2024
Gambia
855,596 people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
52nd
Gambia rank
53rd
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- Bangladesh
- Gambia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 867,812 people against 855,596 people in Gambia, a difference of 12,216 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 52nd and Gambia ranks 53rd of 214 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.10 million people | 1.07 million people | 79.04 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 43.72 million people | 1.00 million people | 42.72 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.15 million people | 909,368 people | 1.24 million people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Bangladesh or Gambia?
- Bangladesh, at 867,812 people against 855,596 people in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 12,216 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Gambia rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- Bangladesh ranks 52nd and Gambia ranks 53rd 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 without access to electricity. 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.