Countries with the lowest access to electricity
Ranked by Access to electricity · 50 ranked · updated 2026-10-28 · 3 snapshots kept
The countries where electricity access is lowest.
| # | Name | Access to electricity | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 5.4 % of population | new |
| 2 | Chad | 13.4 % of population | ▼1 |
| 3 | Malawi | 15.6 % of population | new |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 18.2 % of population | ▼2 |
| 5 | Burundi | 20.1 % of population | ▼2 |
| 6 | Niger | 21.3 % of population | new |
| 7 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 22.5 % of population | ▼3 |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 34 % of population | ▼3 |
| 9 | Liberia | 34.9 % of population | new |
| 10 | Mozambique | 36.9 % of population | new |
Show positions 11–50
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 39.2 % of population | new |
| 12 | Madagascar | 42.5 % of population | new |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | 43.3 % of population | new |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.7 % of population | ▼8 |
| 15 | Mali | 49.5 % of population | new |
| 16 | Mauritania | 52.2 % of population | new |
| 17 | Tanzania | 52.4 % of population | new |
| 18 | Congo, Rep. | 53 % of population | ▼11 |
| 19 | Zambia | 53.6 % of population | new |
| 20 | Guinea | 53.8 % of population | ▼12 |
| 21 | Haiti | 53.9 % of population | ▼12 |
| 22 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 54.4 % of population | new |
| 23 | Eritrea | 55.3 % of population | ▼13 |
| 24 | Uganda | 55.3 % of population | new |
| 25 | Angola | 55.5 % of population | ▼14 |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 56.6 % of population | ▼14 |
| 27 | Benin | 59 % of population | ▼14 |
| 28 | Namibia | 59.3 % of population | new |
| 29 | Lesotho | 60.6 % of population | new |
| 30 | Togo | 61.1 % of population | new |
| 31 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 61.4 % of population | new |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 62 % of population | new |
| 33 | Nigeria | 62.5 % of population | new |
| 34 | Equatorial Guinea | 65.1 % of population | ▼20 |
| 35 | Vanuatu | 65.5 % of population | new |
| 36 | Sudan | 66 % of population | new |
| 37 | Gambia, The | 69 % of population | ▼22 |
| 38 | Djibouti | 69.2 % of population | ▼22 |
| 39 | Cameroon | 72 % of population | ▼22 |
| 40 | Rwanda | 72 % of population | new |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 72.9 % of population | ▼23 |
| 42 | Kenya | 77 % of population | new |
| 43 | Libya | 77.4 % of population | new |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 77.7 % of population | new |
| 45 | Botswana | 80.2 % of population | ▼26 |
| 46 | Myanmar | 80.4 % of population | new |
| 47 | Solomon Islands | 81.5 % of population | new |
| 48 | Senegal | 82.9 % of population | new |
| 49 | Yemen, Rep. | 86.3 % of population | new |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 87.8 % of population | ▼30 |
Rank history
Positions of today's top 10 across every published snapshot.
Chart data as a table
| Name | 2026-10-28 | 2026-10-28 | 2026-10-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | – | – | 1 |
| Chad | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Malawi | – | – | 3 |
| Central African Republic | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Burundi | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Niger | – | – | 6 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Liberia | – | – | 9 |
| Mozambique | – | – | 10 |