Access to electricity, urban vs. rural, 2020

The definition used in international statistics adopts a very low cutoff for what it means to ‘have access to electricity’. It is defined as having an electricity source thatcan provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)20%40%60%80%100%Accesstoelectricity,urban(%ofurbanpopulation)WorldWorldChinaChinaLow-income countriesLow-income countriesPakistanPakistanNigeriaNigeriaBangladeshBangladeshCote d'IvoireCote d'IvoireDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoGuineaGuineaNorth KoreaNorth KoreaSouth AfricaSouth AfricaAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America7B7B2B2BDots sized byPopulation(historicalestimates)