El Salvador vs Gabon: Number of people without access to electricity
El Salvador
82,397 people
in 2024
Gabon
124,409 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
75th
Gabon rank
73rd
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- El Salvador
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 124,409 people against 82,397 people in El Salvador, a difference of 42,012 people.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.5 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 75th and Gabon ranks 73rd of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 699,059 people | 295,802 people | 403,257 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 303,420 people | 235,308 people | 68,112 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 67,947 people | 166,122 people | 98,175 people | Gabon |
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 Gabon?
- Gabon, at 124,409 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 Gabon?
- 42,012 people, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- El Salvador ranks 75th and Gabon ranks 73rd 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.