Number of people without access to electricity, per capita by country
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
What the numbers show
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 0.946 people per person in South Sudan; the lowest is 0 people per person in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.01 people per person, and the mean is 0.1498 people per person.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 124 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 50.0%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 0.946 people per person | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 2 | Chad | 0.866 people per person | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 3 | Malawi | 0.844 people per person | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 0.818 people per person | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 5 | Burundi | 0.799 people per person | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 0.787 people per person | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.775 people per person | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 0.66 people per person | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 9 | Liberia | 0.651 people per person | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 0.631 people per person | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 0.608 people per person | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 12 | Madagascar | 0.575 people per person | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | 0.567 people per person | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.563 people per person | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 15 | Mali | 0.505 people per person | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 16 | Mauritania | 0.478 people per person | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 17 | Tanzania | 0.476 people per person | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 18 | Congo | 0.47 people per person | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 19 | Zambia | 0.464 people per person | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 20 | Guinea | 0.462 people per person | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 21 | Haiti | 0.461 people per person | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 22 | Somalia | 0.456 people per person | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 23 | Eritrea | 0.447 people per person | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 24 | Uganda | 0.447 people per person | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 25 | Angola | 0.445 people per person | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 0.434 people per person | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 27 | Benin | 0.41 people per person | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 28 | Namibia | 0.407 people per person | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 29 | Lesotho | 0.394 people per person | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 30 | Togo | 0.389 people per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 31 | North Korea | 0.386 people per person | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 0.38 people per person | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 33 | Nigeria | 0.375 people per person | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 34 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.349 people per person | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 35 | Vanuatu | 0.345 people per person | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 36 | Sudan | 0.34 people per person | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 37 | Gambia | 0.31 people per person | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 38 | Djibouti | 0.308 people per person | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 39 | Cameroon | 0.28 people per person | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 40 | Rwanda | 0.28 people per person | 2024 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.271 people per person | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 42 | Kenya | 0.23 people per person | 2024 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 43 | Libya | 0.226 people per person | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.223 people per person | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 45 | Botswana | 0.198 people per person | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 46 | Myanmar | 0.196 people per person | 2024 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 47 | Solomon Islands | 0.185 people per person | 2024 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 48 | Senegal | 0.171 people per person | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 49 | Yemen | 0.137 people per person | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 0.122 people per person | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 0.113 people per person | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 52 | Micronesia (country) | 0.111 people per person | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 53 | Eswatini | 0.107 people per person | 2024 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 54 | Syria | 0.107 people per person | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 55 | South Africa | 0.098 people per person | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 56 | Guatemala | 0.091 people per person | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Comoros | 0.083 people per person | 2024 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 58 | Ghana | 0.081 people per person | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 59 | Guyana | 0.07 people per person | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 60 | East Timor | 0.057 people per person | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Philippines | 0.052 people per person | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Gabon | 0.049 people per person | 2024 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 63 | Honduras | 0.045 people per person | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Grenada | 0.044 people per person | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 65 | Pakistan | 0.043 people per person | 2024 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Fiji | 0.041 people per person | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Panama | 0.04 people per person | 2024 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 68 | Laos | 0.035 people per person | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Peru | 0.035 people per person | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia | 0.034 people per person | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Marshall Islands | 0.028 people per person | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Kiribati | 0.023 people per person | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Jamaica | 0.023 people per person | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Nepal | 0.021 people per person | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 0.016 people per person | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Argentina | 0.016 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Ecuador | 0.015 people per person | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 78 | El Salvador | 0.013 people per person | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Colombia | 0.011 people per person | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Chile | 0.01 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Suriname | 0.01 people per person | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Mongolia | 0.009 people per person | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Cambodia | 0.008 people per person | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 0.005 people per person | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 0.005 people per person | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Belize | 0.004 people per person | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 0.002 people per person | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Paraguay | 0.002 people per person | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Mexico | 0.002 people per person | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Brazil | 0.002 people per person | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 0.001 people per person | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Indonesia | 0.001 people per person | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 93 | India | 0.001 people per person | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Aruba | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Albania | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Armenia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Belarus | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Barbados | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Bhutan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | China | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Cuba | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Curacao | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Dominica | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Egypt | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Georgia | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Gibraltar | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Croatia | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Hungary | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Iran | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Iraq | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Jordan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Lebanon | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Lithuania | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Latvia | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Morocco | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Moldova | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Maldives | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Montenegro | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Mauritius | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Malaysia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Nauru | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Oman | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Palau | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Poland | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Palestine | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Romania | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Russia | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Saudi Arabia | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Serbia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Slovakia | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Seychelles | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Thailand | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Tonga | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Tunisia | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Turkey | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Tuvalu | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Ukraine | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Uruguay | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Venezuela | 0 people per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | British Virgin Islands | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Vietnam | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Samoa | 0 people per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.