Bangladesh vs Namibia: Number of people without access to electricity
Bangladesh
867,812 people
in 2024
Namibia
1.23 million people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
52nd
Namibia rank
49th
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- Bangladesh
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.23 million people against 867,812 people in Bangladesh, a difference of 365,448 people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 52nd and Namibia ranks 49th of 214 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.10 million people | 1.18 million people | 78.93 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 43.72 million people | 1.20 million people | 42.52 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.15 million people | 1.27 million people | 878,935 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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.23 million people against 867,812 people in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Bangladesh and Namibia?
- 365,448 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Namibia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Namibia rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- Bangladesh ranks 52nd and Namibia ranks 49th 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.