Colombia vs Equatorial Guinea: Number of people without access to electricity
Colombia
581,749 people
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
660,488 people
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
Equatorial Guinea rank
56th
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- Colombia
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 660,488 people against 581,749 people in Colombia, a difference of 78,739 people.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 58th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 56th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.65 million people | 321,345 people | 1.33 million people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 969,892 people | 482,970 people | 486,922 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 282,764 people | 604,540 people | 321,776 people | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Colombia or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 660,488 people against 581,749 people in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Colombia and Equatorial Guinea?
- 78,739 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Equatorial Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- Colombia ranks 58th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 56th 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.