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Number of people without access to electricity

people · higher is better · 214 countries

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  1. 1Nigeria88.42M
  2. 2Congo, Dem. Rep.82.41M
  3. 3Ethiopia57.4M
  4. 4Tanzania34.44M
  5. 5Uganda23.6M
  6. 6Mozambique21.53M
  7. 7Niger20.9M
  8. 8Madagascar18.9M
  9. 9Burkina Faso18.03M
  10. 10Angola17.97M
  11. 11Malawi17.81M
  12. 12Sudan17.01M
  13. 13Chad17M
  14. 14Kenya13.17M
  15. 15Myanmar12.56M
  16. 16Burundi12.1M
  17. 17Korea, Dem. People's Rep.11.23M
  18. 18Pakistan10.89M
  19. 19South Sudan10.86M
  20. 20Mali10.81M
  21. 21Zambia10.13M
  22. 22Somalia, Fed. Rep.9.12M
  23. 23Cote d'Ivoire8.6M
  24. 24Papua New Guinea8.26M
  25. 25Cameroon7.94M
  26. 26South Africa7.78M
  27. 27India7.19M
  28. 28Guinea7.04M
  29. 29Yemen, Rep.6.46M
  30. 30Zimbabwe6.21M
  31. 31Afghanistan6.09M
  32. 32Benin6.07M
  33. 33Haiti5.67M
  34. 34Sierra Leone5.46M
  35. 35Rwanda5.04M
  36. 36Senegal4.66M
  37. 37Central African Republic4.25M
  38. 38Liberia3.71M
  39. 39Ghana3.55M
  40. 40Togo3.36M
  41. 41Congo, Rep.3.01M
  42. 42Syrian Arab Republic2.74M
  43. 43Mauritania2.5M
  44. 44Philippines2.3M
  45. 45Libya1.96M
  46. 46Nepal1.78M
  47. 47Indonesia1.69M
  48. 48Eritrea1.58M
  49. 49Peru1.29M
  50. 50Namibia1.28M
  51. 51Guinea-Bissau1.28M
  52. 52Lesotho986,998.6
  53. 53Gambia, The892,986.6
  54. 54Cambodia871,194
  55. 55Bangladesh857,334.9
  56. 56Nicaragua798,362.5
  57. 57Colombia680,176.6
  58. 58Equatorial Guinea611,538.7
  59. 59Botswana595,258.6
  60. 60Honduras468,373.6
  61. 61Brazil422,275
  62. 62Djibouti401,224.5
  63. 63Mexico389,223.3
  64. 64Lao PDR268,274.8
  65. 65Ecuador233,741.6
  66. 66Viet Nam200,701.3
  67. 67Eswatini167,348.8
  68. 68Solomon Islands149,600.9
  69. 69Gabon146,602.6
  70. 70Panama133,762.8
  71. 71Vanuatu123,037.1
  72. 72El Salvador107,263.4
  73. 73Comoros86,739.4
  74. 74Jamaica65,315.2
  75. 75Dominican Republic45,325.2
  76. 76Sao Tome and Principe43,172.9
  77. 77Bolivia24,487.9
  78. 78Trinidad and Tobago17,777.7
  79. 79Micronesia, Fed. Sts.14,754.5
  80. 80Paraguay13,688.1
  81. 81Guyana9,089.9
  82. 82Cabo Verde7,312.6
  83. 83Grenada6,556.5
  84. 84Fiji6,469
  85. 85Kiribati5,433.7
  86. 86Suriname2,515.6
  87. 87Belize1,644.4
  88. 88Thailand0
  89. 88Turks and Caicos Islands0
  90. 88Bhutan0
  91. 88Seychelles0
  92. 88Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0
  93. 88Sweden0
  94. 88Slovenia0
  95. 88Canada0
  96. 88Slovak Republic0
  97. 88Switzerland0
  98. 88Serbia0
  99. 88Chile0
  100. 88San Marino0
  101. 88China0
  102. 88Singapore0
  103. 88Saudi Arabia0
  104. 88Russian Federation0
  105. 88Romania0
  106. 88Qatar0
  107. 88French Polynesia0
  108. 88Costa Rica0
  109. 88West Bank and Gaza0
  110. 88Cuba0
  111. 88Portugal0
  112. 88Puerto Rico (US)0
  113. 88Curacao0
  114. 88Poland0
  115. 88Cayman Islands0
  116. 88Palau0
  117. 88Cyprus0
  118. 88Czechia0
  119. 88Germany0
  120. 88Oman0
  121. 88New Zealand0
  122. 88Dominica0
  123. 88Naoero0
  124. 88Denmark0
  125. 88Norway0
  126. 88Netherlands0
  127. 88Algeria0
  128. 88Egypt, Arab Rep.0
  129. 88New Caledonia0
  130. 88Malaysia0
  131. 88Spain0
  132. 88Mauritius0
  133. 88Estonia0
  134. 88Northern Mariana Islands0
  135. 88Mongolia0
  136. 88Montenegro0
  137. 88Finland0
  138. 88Malta0
  139. 88North Macedonia0
  140. 88France0
  141. 88Marshall Islands0
  142. 88Faroe Islands0
  143. 88Maldives0
  144. 88Moldova0
  145. 88Monaco0
  146. 88United Kingdom0
  147. 88Morocco0
  148. 88St. Martin (French part)0
  149. 88Georgia0
  150. 88Macao SAR, China0
  151. 88Latvia0
  152. 88Luxembourg0
  153. 88Gibraltar0
  154. 88Lithuania0
  155. 88Sri Lanka0
  156. 88Liechtenstein0
  157. 88St. Lucia0
  158. 88Lebanon0
  159. 88Kuwait0
  160. 88Belgium0
  161. 88Korea, Rep.0
  162. 88Greece0
  163. 88St. Kitts and Nevis0
  164. 88Kyrgyz Republic0
  165. 88Greenland0
  166. 88Kazakhstan0
  167. 88Guatemala0
  168. 88Japan0
  169. 88Guam0
  170. 88Jordan0
  171. 88Brunei Darussalam0
  172. 88Bulgaria0
  173. 88Virgin Islands (U.S.)0
  174. 88British Virgin Islands0
  175. 88Bahrain0
  176. 88Venezuela, RB0
  177. 88Bahamas, The0
  178. 88St. Vincent and the Grenadines0
  179. 88Uzbekistan0
  180. 88Bosnia and Herzegovina0
  181. 88United States0
  182. 88Belarus0
  183. 88Uruguay0
  184. 88Samoa0
  185. 88Ukraine0
  186. 88Bermuda0
  187. 88Tuvalu0
  188. 88Turkiye0
  189. 88Tunisia0
  190. 88Tonga0
  191. 88Timor-Leste0
  192. 88Turkmenistan0
  193. 88Barbados0
  194. 88Tajikistan0
  195. 88Italy0
  196. 88Hong Kong SAR, China0
  197. 88Israel0
  198. 88Iceland0
  199. 88Iraq0
  200. 88Croatia0
  201. 88Iran, Islamic Rep.0
  202. 88Ireland0
  203. 88Isle of Man0
  204. 88Hungary0
  205. 88Antigua and Barbuda0
  206. 88Andorra0
  207. 88Austria0
  208. 88United Arab Emirates0
  209. 88Armenia0
  210. 88Albania0
  211. 88Argentina0
  212. 88Aruba0
  213. 88Azerbaijan0
  214. 88Australia0

Number of people without access to electricity