Mauritania vs Syria: People without electricity country

Mauritania
2.47 million
in 2024
Syria
2.64 million
in 2024
Mauritania rank
43rd
Syria rank
42nd

People without electricity country over time

  • Mauritania
  • Syria
01.0M2.0M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 2.64 million against 2.47 million in Mauritania, a difference of 169,010.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 42nd of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 2.18 million 1.46 million 727,167 Mauritania
2010s 2.36 million 2.06 million 299,152 Mauritania
2020s 2.49 million 2.52 million 28,794 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without electricity country, Mauritania or Syria?
Syria, at 2.64 million against 2.47 million in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in people without electricity country between Mauritania and Syria?
169,010, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Syria?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Syria rank globally for people without electricity country?
Mauritania ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 42nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as People without electricity country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People without electricity country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed