Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Number of people without access to electricity

Cape Verde
8,398 people
in 2024
Costa Rica
10,260 people
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
88th
Costa Rica rank
87th

Number of people without access to electricity over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Costa Rica
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k200020122024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 10,260 people against 8,398 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 1,862 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 88th and Costa Rica ranks 87th of 214 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 163,100 people 52,154 people 110,947 people Cape Verde
2010s 71,537 people 25,599 people 45,937 people Cape Verde
2020s 17,291 people 3,059 people 14,233 people Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 10,260 people against 8,398 people in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
1,862 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
Cape Verde ranks 88th and Costa Rica ranks 87th 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
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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.