Guatemala vs India: Number of people without access to electricity

Guatemala
1.67 million people
in 2024
India
1.45 million people
in 2024
Guatemala rank
44th
India rank
47th

Number of people without access to electricity over time

  • Guatemala
  • India
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 1.67 million people against 1.45 million people in India, a difference of 224,070 people.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.

Guatemala ranks 44th and India ranks 47th of 214 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala India Difference Ahead
2000s 2.71 million people 372.00 million people 369.30 million people India
2010s 1.65 million people 175.15 million people 173.50 million people India
2020s 559,066 people 14.96 million people 14.40 million people India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Guatemala or India?
Guatemala, at 1.67 million people against 1.45 million people in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Guatemala and India?
224,070 people, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and India?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and India rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
Guatemala ranks 44th and India ranks 47th 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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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
Last refreshed

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.