Top 10 countries with the least access to electricity in 2024 (vs 2014)
The 10 countries with the least access to electricity in 2024, ranked with World Bank data, and how the list changed since 2014.
#1 · South Sudan · access to electricity 2024
5.4%
Up from 4.3% in 2014 · +25.6%
New to the top 10: Burkina Faso, MozambiqueDropped out: Guinea-Bissau, Papua New Guinea215 countries with data
Top 10, 2024
access to electricity · change vs 2014| # | Country | Bar | 2024 | 2014 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 5.4% | 4.3% | +25.6% | |
| 2 | Chad | 13.4% | 8.4% | +59.5% | |
| 3 | Malawi | 15.6% | 11.9% | +31.1% | |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 18.2% | 12% | +51.7% | |
| 5 | Burundi | 20.1% | 7% | +187.1% | |
| 6 | Niger | 21.3% | 15.7% | +35.7% | |
| 7 | DR Congo | 22.5% | 13.5% | +66.7% | |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 34% | 19.2% | +77.1% | |
| 9 | Liberia | 34.9% | 9.4% | +271.3% | |
| 10 | Mozambique | 36.9% | 24.8% | +48.8% |
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These are the 10 countries with the least access to electricity in 2024, ranked with World Bank data. Let's count down from number 10.
Number 10: Mozambique, with 36.9 percent. That is up 48.8% from 24.8 percent in 2014.
Number 9: Liberia, with 34.9 percent.
Number 8: Burkina Faso, with 34 percent.
Number 7: DR Congo, with 22.5 percent.
Number 6: Niger, with 21.3 percent.
Number 5: Burundi, with 20.1 percent.
Number 4: Central African Republic, with 18.2 percent.
Number 3: Malawi, with 15.6 percent. That is up 31.1% from 11.9 percent in 2014.
Number 2: Chad, with 13.4 percent. That is up 59.5% from 8.4 percent in 2014.
Number 1: South Sudan, with 5.4 percent. That is up 25.6% from 4.3 percent in 2014.
Compared with 2014, 2 countries are new to the top 10: Burkina Faso, Mozambique. Dropped out since 2014: Guinea-Bissau, Papua New Guinea.
Figures are 2024 data from the World Bank, covering 215 countries. This is a data summary, not financial advice. Subscribe for more rankings in numbers.
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