Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: People without electricity country

Papua New Guinea
6.00 million
in 2024
Yemen
5.56 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Yemen rank
31st

People without electricity country over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Yemen
4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M199220082024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.00 million against 5.56 million in Yemen, a difference of 436,990.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Yemen ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 31st of 214 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 4.78 million 9.90 million 5.12 million Yemen
2000s 5.54 million 10.34 million 4.80 million Yemen
2010s 7.06 million 10.14 million 3.08 million Yemen
2020s 7.65 million 7.99 million 340,388 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without electricity country, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
Papua New Guinea, at 6.00 million against 5.56 million in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in people without electricity country between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
436,990, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for people without electricity country?
Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 31st 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