El Salvador vs Eswatini: Number of people without access to electricity
El Salvador
82,397 people
in 2024
Eswatini
132,982 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
75th
Eswatini rank
72nd
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- El Salvador
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 132,982 people against 82,397 people in El Salvador, a difference of 50,585 people.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 75th and Eswatini ranks 72nd of 214 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 699,059 people | 725,727 people | 26,667 people | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 303,420 people | 425,500 people | 122,080 people | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 67,947 people | 192,190 people | 124,243 people | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, El Salvador or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 132,982 people against 82,397 people in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between El Salvador and Eswatini?
- 50,585 people, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Eswatini?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Eswatini rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- El Salvador ranks 75th and Eswatini ranks 72nd 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.