Guatemala vs Syria: Number of people without access to electricity
Guatemala
1.67 million people
in 2024
Syria
2.64 million people
in 2024
Guatemala rank
44th
Syria rank
42nd
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- Guatemala
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.64 million people against 1.67 million people in Guatemala, a difference of 965,000 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.6 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 44th and Syria ranks 42nd of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.71 million people | 1.46 million people | 1.25 million people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 1.65 million people | 2.06 million people | 414,282 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 559,066 people | 2.52 million people | 1.96 million people | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Guatemala or Syria?
- Syria, at 2.64 million people against 1.67 million people in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Guatemala and Syria?
- 965,000 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Syria rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- Guatemala ranks 44th and Syria ranks 42nd 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.