El Salvador vs Jamaica: Number of people without access to electricity
El Salvador
82,397 people
in 2024
Jamaica
65,301 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
75th
Jamaica rank
78th
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 82,397 people against 65,301 people in Jamaica, a difference of 17,096 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 75th and Jamaica ranks 78th of 214 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 699,059 people | 316,121 people | 382,938 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 303,420 people | 140,185 people | 163,235 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 67,947 people | 27,822 people | 40,125 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 82,397 people against 65,301 people in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 17,096 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- El Salvador ranks 75th and Jamaica ranks 78th 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.