Côte d'Ivoire vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of people without access to electricity

Côte d'Ivoire
8.65 million people
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
10.23 million people
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
23rd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
20th

Number of people without access to electricity over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199420092024

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 10.23 million people against 8.65 million people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.57 million people.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 23rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 20th of 214 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 9.39 million people 18.41 million people 9.02 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 9.43 million people 15.57 million people 6.15 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 8.70 million people 11.75 million people 3.05 million people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Côte d'Ivoire or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 10.23 million people against 8.65 million people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Côte d'Ivoire and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
1.57 million people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 23rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 20th 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.