Botswana vs Nepal: Number of people without access to electricity

Botswana
499,186 people
in 2024
Nepal
622,672 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
59th
Nepal rank
57th

Number of people without access to electricity over time

  • Botswana
  • Nepal
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200020122024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 622,672 people against 499,186 people in Botswana, a difference of 123,486 people.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 59th and Nepal ranks 57th of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity
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, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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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.