Haiti vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people without access to electricity
Haiti
5.43 million people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
6.00 million people
in 2024
Haiti rank
32nd
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- Haiti
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.00 million people against 5.43 million people in Haiti, a difference of 569,730 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.92 million people | 5.54 million people | 380,067 people | Haiti |
| 2010s | 6.20 million people | 7.06 million people | 862,615 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.79 million people | 7.65 million people | 1.85 million people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Haiti or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 6.00 million people against 5.43 million people in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Haiti and Papua New Guinea?
- 569,730 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- Haiti ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th 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.