Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Access to electricity

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
47.2%
in 2016
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
39.2%
in 2016
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
210th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
213th

Access to electricity over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
01020304050199020032016

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 47.2% against 39.2% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 8.0%.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.2 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 210th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 213th of 218 countries.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 13.9% 3.4% 10.4% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2000s 29.3% 19.1% 10.2% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 42.2% 33.9% 8.3% Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 47.2% against 39.2% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2016.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
8.0%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for access to electricity?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 210th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 213th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014, published as Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Access to electricity. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/access-to-electricity-percent-of-urban-population/congo-dem-rep/korea-dem-people-s-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/access-to-electricity-percent-of-urban-population/congo-dem-rep/korea-dem-people-s-rep/">Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of: Access to electricity</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Access to electricity (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 5,825 data points, 1990–2016
Last refreshed

Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.