Argentina vs Bangladesh: Number of people without access to electricity

Argentina
731,138 people
in 2024
Bangladesh
867,812 people
in 2024
Argentina rank
55th
Bangladesh rank
52nd

Number of people without access to electricity over time

  • Argentina
  • Bangladesh
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M199020072024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 867,812 people against 731,138 people in Argentina, a difference of 136,674 people.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 55th and Bangladesh ranks 52nd of 214 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Bangladesh Difference Ahead
1990s 2.15 million people 98.82 million people 96.66 million people Bangladesh
2000s 1.31 million people 80.10 million people 78.80 million people Bangladesh
2010s 176,463 people 43.72 million people 43.54 million people Bangladesh
2020s 146,228 people 2.15 million people 2.00 million people Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Argentina or Bangladesh?
Bangladesh, at 867,812 people against 731,138 people in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Argentina and Bangladesh?
136,674 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Bangladesh?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Bangladesh rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
Argentina ranks 55th and Bangladesh ranks 52nd 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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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity
Unit
people
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.