Countries with the Lowest Access to Electricity 2023
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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South Sudan records the lowest in Access to electricity (% of population) at 5.40 in 2023.
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Average Access to electricity (% of population) in 2023: 31.64 · median: 34.
About This Dataset
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.
Analysis
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.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Access to electricity (% of population)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked lowest-first, because on this measure a lower number is the better result.
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