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Access to electricity

Access to electricity

Share of people who have electricity at home.

0%20%40%60%80%100%1990199520002005201020152020South Korea100%China100%World91.9%North Korea61.4%

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North Korea: 61.4% (2024)
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Free North Korea (2026). “Access to electricity”. Data from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank, via Our World in Data. https://liberatenorthkorea.org/data/electricity-access
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