Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Number of people without access to electricity
Papua New Guinea
6.00 million people
in 2024
Yemen
5.56 million people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Yemen rank
31st
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.00 million people against 5.56 million people in Yemen, a difference of 436,990 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 31st of 214 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.54 million people | 10.34 million people | 4.80 million people | Yemen |
| 2010s | 7.06 million people | 10.14 million people | 3.08 million people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 7.65 million people | 7.99 million people | 340,388 people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
- Papua New Guinea, at 6.00 million people against 5.56 million people in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 436,990 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 31st 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.