What is the difference in access to electricity between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Liberia?

5.2%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Liberia?

27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.

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.

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

39.2%

in 2016

Liberia

34.0%

in 2016

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

213th

Liberia rank

215th

Access to electricity over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Liberia

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 39.2% against 34.0% in Liberia, a difference of 5.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Liberia ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 213th and Liberia ranks 215th of 218 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.4%	0.0%	3.4%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	19.1%	1.6%	17.5%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	33.9%	17.2%	16.7%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to electricity, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Liberia?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 39.2% against 34.0% in Liberia as of 2016.
What is the difference in access to electricity between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Liberia?: 5.2%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Liberia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Liberia rank globally for access to electricity?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 213th and Liberia ranks 215th 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.

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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: 04 September 2026

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