Kenya vs Sudan: Number of people without access to electricity
Kenya
12.98 million people
in 2024
Sudan
17.15 million people
in 2024
Kenya rank
14th
Sudan rank
11th
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 17.15 million people against 12.98 million people in Kenya, a difference of 4.17 million people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.37 million people | 22.23 million people | 5.15 million people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 25.13 million people | 21.01 million people | 4.11 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 13.31 million people | 17.91 million people | 4.60 million people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Kenya or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 17.15 million people against 12.98 million people in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Kenya and Sudan?
- 4.17 million people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sudan rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- Kenya ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 11th 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.