Myanmar (Burma) vs South Korea: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 80.4% in Myanmar (Burma) and 100% in South Korea, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 19.6 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
Myanmar (Burma)South Korea
Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar (Burma) | 80.4 2024 | 52 | 168 of 213 |
| South Korea | 100 2024 | 100 | 1 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.4 | 100 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 76.8 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 73.7 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 72.5 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 70.4 | 100 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 68.3 | 100 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 66.1 | 100 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 69.8 | 100 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 55.6 | 100 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 60.5 | 100 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 52 | 100 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 56.5 | 100 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 55.3 | 100 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 54.1 | 100 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 48.8 | 100 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 51.8 | 100 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 50.6 | 100 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 49.5 | 100 | 82 |
| 2006 | 48.4 | 100 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 47.3 | 100 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 46.2 | 100 | 80 |
| 2003 | 45.1 | 100 | 80 |
| 2002 | 47 | 100 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 43 | 100 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 41.9 | 100 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | 100 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 100 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | – | 100 | – |
| 1996 | – | 100 | – |
| 1995 | – | 100 | – |
| 1994 | – | 100 | – |
| 1993 | – | 100 | – |
| 1992 | – | 99.9 | – |
| 1991 | – | 99.9 | – |
| 1990 | – | 99.9 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time