Countries with the Lowest Access to Electricity 2023

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Countries with the Lowest Access to Electricity 2023
The 20 countries where the smallest share of the population has access to electricity in 2023. South Sudan is lowest at 5.4%, followed by Burundi at 11.6% and Chad at 12%. Data covers 215 countries.
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15 of the 215 countries measured have electricity access below 50%. 138 countries are at or above 99.5%, so the gap is concentrated in a small group rather than spread evenly.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Angola leads with 51 in 2023.
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Average value in 2023: 32  ·  median: 34.
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Gap in 2023: Angola is 9.5× larger than South Sudan.

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Data Insights

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Data Points
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Top Value
51.10
Angola
Access to electricity (% of population) · 2023
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Access to electricity (% of population)
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2023
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Access to electricity (% of population) · ranked by 2023

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# Category 2023 Source
🥇 Angola 51.10
🥈 Guinea 51.10
🥉 Zambia 51.10
4 Mauritania 50.30
5 Somalia 50.30
6 Tanzania 48.30
7 Guinea-Bissau 40.50
8 Madagascar 39.40
9 Mozambique 36
10 Sierra Leone 35.50
11 Liberia 32.50
12 DR Congo 22.10
13 Burkina Faso 21.70
14 Papua New Guinea 20.50
15 Niger 20.10
16 Central African Republic 17.60
17 Malawi 15.60
18 Chad 12
19 Burundi 11.60
20 South Sudan 5.40

Data Sources & References

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