El Salvador vs Vanuatu: Number of people without access to electricity
El Salvador
82,397 people
in 2024
Vanuatu
113,083 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
75th
Vanuatu rank
74th
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- El Salvador
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 113,083 people against 82,397 people in El Salvador, a difference of 30,686 people.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 75th and Vanuatu ranks 74th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 million people | 143,876 people | 1.09 million people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 699,059 people | 147,740 people | 551,319 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 303,420 people | 127,884 people | 175,536 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 67,947 people | 103,904 people | 35,957 people | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 113,083 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 Vanuatu?
- 30,686 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Vanuatu?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Vanuatu rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- El Salvador ranks 75th and Vanuatu ranks 74th 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.