Afghanistan vs North Korea: People without clean cooking fuels region

Afghanistan
23.90 million
in 2016
North Korea
22.57 million
in 2016
Afghanistan rank
17th
North Korea rank
19th

People without clean cooking fuels region over time

  • Afghanistan
  • North Korea
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M200520102016

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 23.90 million against 22.57 million in North Korea, a difference of 1.33 million.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 17th and North Korea ranks 19th of 189 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan North Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 23.05 million 22.77 million 278,000 Afghanistan
2010s 23.72 million 22.68 million 1.03 million Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without clean cooking fuels region, Afghanistan or North Korea?
Afghanistan, at 23.90 million against 22.57 million in North Korea as of 2016.
What is the difference in people without clean cooking fuels region between Afghanistan and North Korea?
1.33 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?
8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.
How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for people without clean cooking fuels region?
Afghanistan ranks 17th and North Korea ranks 19th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as People without clean cooking fuels region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People without clean cooking fuels region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 3,105 data points, 2000–2016
Last refreshed