Libya vs Syria: Number of people without access to electricity
Libya
1.67 million people
in 2024
Syria
2.64 million people
in 2024
Libya rank
45th
Syria rank
42nd
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- Libya
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.64 million people against 1.67 million people in Libya, a difference of 971,870 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.6 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
Libya ranks 45th and Syria ranks 42nd of 214 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 533,728 people | 1.46 million people | 923,067 people | Syria |
| 2010s | 1.67 million people | 2.06 million people | 386,164 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 2.02 million people | 2.52 million people | 502,066 people | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Libya or Syria?
- Syria, at 2.64 million people against 1.67 million people in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Libya and Syria?
- 971,870 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Syria rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- Libya ranks 45th and Syria ranks 42nd 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.