Côte d'Ivoire vs Zimbabwe: Number of people without access to electricity

Côte d'Ivoire
8.65 million people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
6.32 million people
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
26th

Number of people without access to electricity over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Zimbabwe
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M199220082024

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 8.65 million people against 6.32 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.33 million people.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.4 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 214 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 8.75 million people 7.58 million people 1.17 million people Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 8.97 million people 7.91 million people 1.06 million people Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 9.43 million people 8.50 million people 924,681 people Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 8.70 million people 7.19 million people 1.51 million people Côte d'Ivoire

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 Zimbabwe?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 8.65 million people against 6.32 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?
2.33 million people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 26th 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.