Afghanistan vs Yemen: Number of people without access to electricity
Afghanistan
5.20 million people
in 2024
Yemen
5.56 million people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
Yemen rank
31st
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 5.56 million people against 5.20 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 356,900 people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Yemen ranks 31st of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.21 million people | 10.34 million people | 6.86 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7.04 million people | 10.14 million people | 3.10 million people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 3.82 million people | 7.99 million people | 4.17 million people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 5.56 million people against 5.20 million people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 356,900 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- Afghanistan ranks 34th 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.