North Korea - Share of Rural Population with Access to Electricity

Since 2014, North Korea Share of Rural Population with Access to Electricity grew 5.5points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 165 among other countries in Share of Rural Population with Access to Electricity at 56.38 Percent. North Korea is overtaken by Myanmar, which was number 164 with 56.84 Percent and is followed by Sao Tome and Principe with 56.02 Percent. Afghanistan lead the ranking with 104.46 Percent in 2019, that is a growth of 6.3points compared to 2018. Kiribati, Bhutan and Morocco respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Sierra Leone recorded the best 5 years average growth at +32.2points per year, while Haiti was the worst growing country at -4.8points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 56.38
2018 55.00
2017 52.36
2016 49.30
2015 46.27
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How does North Korea rank in Share of Rural Population with Access to Electricity?

# 207 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Afghanistan
104.46 % 2019 +6.3 % +3.8 % View data
2 #2
Kiribati
104.07 % 2019 +4.1 % +6.3 % View data
164 #164
Myanmar
56.84 % 2019 +3.7 % +8.5 % View data
165 #165
North Korea
56.38 % 2019 +2.5 % +5.5 % View data
166 #166
Sao Tome and Principe
56.02 % 2019 +0.5 % +1.3 % View data
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