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Number of people with access to electricity

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  1. 1India1.43B
  2. 2China1.41B
  3. 3United States336.76M
  4. 4Indonesia279.5M
  5. 5Pakistan236.61M
  6. 6Brazil210.72M
  7. 7Bangladesh170.61M
  8. 8Russian Federation143.83M
  9. 9Nigeria139.46M
  10. 10Mexico129.35M
  11. 11Japan124.52M
  12. 12Egypt, Arab Rep.114.54M
  13. 13Philippines112.59M
  14. 14Viet Nam100.15M
  15. 15Iran, Islamic Rep.90.61M
  16. 16Turkiye85.33M
  17. 17Germany83.29M
  18. 18Thailand71.7M
  19. 19Ethiopia71.3M
  20. 20United Kingdom68.53M
  21. 21France68.37M
  22. 22Italy58.98M
  23. 23South Africa55.44M
  24. 24Korea, Rep.51.71M
  25. 25Colombia51.64M
  26. 26Spain48.35M
  27. 27Algeria46.16M
  28. 28Argentina45.54M
  29. 29Iraq45.07M
  30. 30Kenya42.17M
  31. 31Myanmar41.57M
  32. 32Canada40.05M
  33. 33Ukraine37.73M
  34. 34Morocco37.71M
  35. 35Poland36.69M
  36. 36Uzbekistan35.65M
  37. 37Afghanistan35.36M
  38. 38Malaysia35.13M
  39. 39Saudi Arabia33.7M
  40. 40Sudan33.03M
  41. 41Yemen, Rep.32.93M
  42. 42Peru32.56M
  43. 43Tanzania32.18M
  44. 44Ghana30.24M
  45. 45Venezuela, RB28.3M
  46. 46Nepal27.91M
  47. 47Australia26.66M
  48. 48Uganda25.06M
  49. 49Congo, Dem. Rep.23.38M
  50. 50Cote d'Ivoire22.56M
  51. 51Sri Lanka22.04M
  52. 52Syrian Arab Republic20.86M
  53. 53Cameroon20.43M
  54. 54Kazakhstan20.33M
  55. 55Chile19.66M
  56. 56Romania19.06M
  57. 57Angola18.78M
  58. 58Guatemala18.12M
  59. 59Netherlands17.88M
  60. 60Ecuador17.75M
  61. 61Cambodia16.55M
  62. 62Korea, Dem. People's Rep.15.19M
  63. 63Senegal13.41M
  64. 64Mali12.95M
  65. 65Madagascar12.29M
  66. 66Bolivia12.22M
  67. 67Tunisia12.2M
  68. 68Mozambique12.11M
  69. 69Belgium11.78M
  70. 70Jordan11.44M
  71. 71Dominican Republic11.29M
  72. 72Cuba11.02M
  73. 73Czechia10.86M
  74. 74Zambia10.59M
  75. 75Portugal10.58M
  76. 76Sweden10.54M
  77. 77United Arab Emirates10.48M
  78. 78Greece10.41M
  79. 79Tajikistan10.39M
  80. 80Honduras10.18M
  81. 81Azerbaijan10.15M
  82. 82Zimbabwe10.13M
  83. 83Israel9.85M
  84. 84Hungary9.59M
  85. 85Somalia, Fed. Rep.9.23M
  86. 86Belarus9.18M
  87. 87Austria9.13M
  88. 88Rwanda8.92M
  89. 89Switzerland8.89M
  90. 90Benin8.04M
  91. 91Hong Kong SAR, China7.54M
  92. 92Lao PDR7.4M
  93. 93Turkmenistan7.36M
  94. 94Guinea7.36M
  95. 95Kyrgyz Republic7.1M
  96. 96Paraguay6.83M
  97. 97Serbia6.62M
  98. 98Bulgaria6.45M
  99. 99El Salvador6.2M
  100. 100Nicaragua6.03M
  101. 101Haiti5.97M
  102. 102Denmark5.95M
  103. 103Singapore5.92M
  104. 104Lebanon5.77M
  105. 105Finland5.58M
  106. 106Norway5.52M
  107. 107Slovak Republic5.43M
  108. 108Libya5.35M
  109. 109Ireland5.31M
  110. 110Niger5.26M
  111. 111New Zealand5.2M
  112. 112West Bank and Gaza5.17M
  113. 113Costa Rica5.11M
  114. 114Oman5.05M
  115. 115Burkina Faso5M
  116. 116Togo4.87M
  117. 117Kuwait4.85M
  118. 118Panama4.32M
  119. 119Croatia3.86M
  120. 120Georgia3.72M
  121. 121Mongolia3.48M
  122. 122Uruguay3.39M
  123. 123Malawi3.29M
  124. 124Puerto Rico (US)3.2M
  125. 125Bosnia and Herzegovina3.19M
  126. 126Congo, Rep.3.17M
  127. 127Sierra Leone3M
  128. 128Armenia2.96M
  129. 129Lithuania2.87M
  130. 130Jamaica2.77M
  131. 131Qatar2.66M
  132. 132Mauritania2.53M
  133. 133Moldova2.46M
  134. 134Albania2.41M
  135. 135Gabon2.34M
  136. 136Chad2.32M
  137. 137Papua New Guinea2.13M
  138. 138Slovenia2.12M
  139. 139Eritrea1.89M
  140. 140Botswana1.88M
  141. 141Latvia1.88M
  142. 142North Macedonia1.83M
  143. 143Gambia, The1.8M
  144. 144Liberia1.79M
  145. 145Namibia1.68M
  146. 146Burundi1.59M
  147. 147Bahrain1.58M
  148. 148Timor-Leste1.38M
  149. 149Estonia1.37M
  150. 150Trinidad and Tobago1.35M
  151. 151Cyprus1.34M
  152. 152Lesotho1.32M
  153. 153Mauritius1.25M
  154. 154Equatorial Guinea1.24M
  155. 155Eswatini1.06M
  156. 156Fiji917,676
  157. 157Central African Republic906,826.1
  158. 158Guinea-Bissau872,102.3
  159. 159Guyana817,263.1
  160. 160Bhutan786,385
  161. 161Comoros763,647.5
  162. 162Djibouti751,719.4
  163. 163Macao SAR, China678,800
  164. 164Luxembourg666,430
  165. 165Solomon Islands650,404.1
  166. 166Suriname626,370.4
  167. 167Montenegro623,529
  168. 168South Sudan620,102.2
  169. 169Malta552,747
  170. 170Maldives525,994
  171. 171Cabo Verde515,018.4
  172. 172Brunei Darussalam458,949
  173. 173Belize409,461.6
  174. 174Bahamas, The399,440
  175. 175Iceland385,663
  176. 176New Caledonia289,870
  177. 177Barbados282,336
  178. 178French Polynesia281,118
  179. 179Samoa216,663
  180. 180Vanuatu197,371.9
  181. 181Sao Tome and Principe187,698.1
  182. 182St. Lucia179,285
  183. 183Guam166,506
  184. 184Curacao154,654
  185. 185Kiribati127,096.3
  186. 186Seychelles119,773
  187. 187Grenada110,524.5
  188. 188Aruba107,359
  189. 189Virgin Islands (U.S.)104,917
  190. 190Tonga104,597
  191. 191St. Vincent and the Grenadines101,323
  192. 192Micronesia, Fed. Sts.97,875.5
  193. 193Antigua and Barbuda93,316
  194. 194Isle of Man84,165
  195. 195Andorra80,856
  196. 196Cayman Islands73,038
  197. 197Dominica66,510
  198. 198Bermuda64,698
  199. 199Greenland56,865
  200. 200Faroe Islands54,398
  201. 201St. Kitts and Nevis46,758
  202. 202Turks and Caicos Islands46,198
  203. 203Northern Mariana Islands45,143
  204. 204Sint Maarten (Dutch part)42,749
  205. 205Liechtenstein39,846
  206. 206British Virgin Islands38,985
  207. 207Monaco38,956
  208. 208Marshall Islands38,827
  209. 209Gibraltar38,471
  210. 210San Marino33,860
  211. 211St. Martin (French part)27,515
  212. 212Palau17,727
  213. 213Naoero11,875
  214. 214Tuvalu9,816

Number of people with access to electricity