Eritrea vs India: Number of people without access to electricity
Eritrea
1.58 million people
in 2024
India
1.45 million people
in 2024
Eritrea rank
46th
India rank
47th
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- Eritrea
- India
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1.58 million people against 1.45 million people in India, a difference of 129,500 people.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was India ahead.
Eritrea ranks 46th and India ranks 47th of 214 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 million people | 448.26 million people | 446.67 million people | India |
| 2000s | 1.70 million people | 372.00 million people | 370.30 million people | India |
| 2010s | 1.69 million people | 175.15 million people | 173.45 million people | India |
| 2020s | 1.57 million people | 14.96 million people | 13.38 million people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Eritrea or India?
- Eritrea, at 1.58 million people against 1.45 million people in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Eritrea and India?
- 129,500 people, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and India?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and India rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- Eritrea ranks 46th and India ranks 47th 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.