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Digital & energy access in low-income countries: how the countries rank

Internet, mobile and broadband, electricity and clean cooking fuels. 12 indicators for the 25 economies in the low income group, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Internet users23.4%low-income countries, 2025 · world 73.6%Mobile subscriptions69.3low-income countries, 2025 · world 111.5Fixed broadband0.6low-income countries, 2025 · world 20.1Fixed telephone1.0low-income countries, 2025 · world 9.9Secure servers26low-income countries, 2024 · world 16,381Electricity access48.8%low-income countries, 2024 · world 91.9%Electricity access, rural37.1%low-income countries, 2024 · world 84.9%Electricity access, urban77.6%low-income countries, 2024 · world 97.8%
Internet users
low-income countriesWorldlower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
0%25%50%75%100%20052010201520202025low-income countries23.4%Worldlower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
Mobile subscriptions
low-income countriesWorldlower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025low-income countries69.3Worldlower-middle-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
countries

All 25 economies, digital & energy access

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its digital & energy access profile.

25 shown
CountryInternet usersMobile subscriptionsFixed broadbandFixed telephoneSecure serversElectricity accessElectricity access, ruralElectricity access, urban
The Gambia49.5%#1 · 2024126.2#2 · 20240.5#8 · 20241.6#5 · 202459#3 · 202469.0%#5 · 202439.2%#10 · 202485.6%#9 · 2024
Mali36.8%#2 · 2024112.1#4 · 20220.8#4 · 20221.3#6 · 202221#11 · 202449.5%#12 · 202431.4%#11 · 202488.6%#5 · 2024
Liberia32.2%#3 · 202432.1#24 · 20220.3#10 · 20220.1#14 · 202213#14 · 202434.9%#17 · 20249.2%#19 · 202455.5%#20 · 2024
Rwanda31.7%#4 · 202493.2#6 · 20240.6#6 · 20240.1#17 · 2024161#1 · 202472.0%#4 · 202465.2%#4 · 202488.0%#6 · 2024
Guinea-Bissau29.8%#5 · 2024147.2#1 · 20240.4#9 · 20240.0#24 · 202211#16 · 202443.7%#13 · 202424.9%#13 · 202465.6%#17 · 2024
Burkina Faso28.3%#6 · 2024116.6#3 · 20240.9#3 · 20240.3#11 · 202429#8 · 202434.0%#18 · 202412.7%#16 · 202487.8%#8 · 2024
Somalia27.9%#7 · 202454.0#19 · 20230.7#5 · 20230.3#13 · 202314#13 · 202454.4%#11 · 202424.4%#15 · 202473.4%#14 · 2024
Sierra Leone25.1%#8 · 2024107.9#5 · 20220.0#22 · 20210.0#21 · 202211#15 · 202439.2%#15 · 202424.9%#14 · 202456.4%#19 · 2024
Ethiopia21.9%#9 · 202465.1#13 · 20240.6#7 · 20240.6#7 · 202424#10 · 202456.6%#8 · 202444.8%#7 · 202495.1%#3 · 2024
Mozambique20.5%#10 · 202449.5#21 · 20240.1#13 · 20240.1#16 · 202437#6 · 202436.9%#16 · 202412.3%#17 · 202479.8%#10 · 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo19.7%#11 · 202458.5#18 · 20240.0#19 · 20240.0#23 · 202410#19 · 202422.5%#19 · 20241.0%#23 · 202455.0%#21 · 2024
Malawi19.0%#12 · 202469.3#12 · 20240.1#16 · 20240.0#19 · 202432#7 · 202415.6%#23 · 20246.4%#20 · 202459.5%#18 · 2024
Madagascar18.7%#13 · 202475.5#8 · 20230.1#14 · 20230.0#20 · 202325#9 · 202442.5%#14 · 202426.5%#12 · 202475.9%#13 · 2024
Afghanistan16.1%#14 · 202460.1#16 · 20240.1#17 · 20230.4#8 · 202341#5 · 202487.8%#2 · 202484.6%#2 · 202497.0%#2 · 2024
Niger15.6%#15 · 202460.6#15 · 20240.1#15 · 20240.4#9 · 20245#21 · 202421.3%#20 · 202410.8%#18 · 202469.1%#16 · 2024
Eritrea14.3%#16 · 202059.1#17 · 20220.2#12 · 20222.0#3 · 20222#23 · 202455.3%#9 · 202443.2%#9 · 202478.1%#12 · 2024
Central African Republic13.8%#17 · 202438.8#23 · 20220.0#21 · 20220.0#18 · 20222#24 · 202418.2%#22 · 20242.0%#22 · 202438.8%#23 · 2024
Chad12.6%#18 · 202472.9#9 · 20240.0#24 · 20240.0#22 · 20241#25 · 202413.4%#24 · 2024100.0%#1 · 202451.0%#22 · 2024
Uganda8.9%#19 · 202483.2#7 · 20240.2#11 · 20240.4#10 · 202454#4 · 202455.3%#10 · 202444.8%#8 · 202478.3%#11 · 2024
Burundi8.6%#20 · 202463.2#14 · 20230.0#20 · 20230.1#15 · 202311#17 · 202420.1%#21 · 20243.6%#21 · 202470.0%#15 · 2024
North Korea—24.1#25 · 2022—4.5#2 · 202210#18 · 202461.4%#7 · 2024——
South Sudan—46.6#22 · 20230.0#23 · 20230.0#25 · 20235#20 · 20245.4%#25 · 20240.7%#24 · 202422.8%#24 · 2024
Sudan—70.2#11 · 20220.1#18 · 20220.3#12 · 20222#22 · 202466.0%#6 · 202454.2%#6 · 202487.9%#7 · 2024
Syria—71.2#10 · 20246.9#1 · 202311.5#1 · 2024114#2 · 202489.3%#1 · 202461.6%#5 · 2024100.0%#1 · 2024
Yemen—50.9#20 · 20231.3#2 · 20221.9#4 · 202215#12 · 202486.3%#3 · 202481.3%#3 · 202495.0%#4 · 2024
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Internet users20 countries
  1. 1The Gambia49.5%2024
  2. 2Mali36.8%2024
  3. 3Liberia32.2%2024
Lowest
  1. 20Burundi8.6%2024
  2. 19Uganda8.9%2024
  3. 18Chad12.6%2024
Median country 20.1% · group 23.4%
Mobile subscriptions25 countries
  1. 1Guinea-Bissau147.22024
  2. 2The Gambia126.22024
  3. 3Burkina Faso116.62024
Lowest
  1. 25North Korea24.12022
  2. 24Liberia32.12022
  3. 23Central African Republic38.82022
Median country 65.1 · group 69.3
Fixed broadband24 countries
  1. 1Syria6.92023
  2. 2Yemen1.32022
  3. 3Burkina Faso0.92024
Lowest
  1. 24Chad0.02024
  2. 23South Sudan0.02023
  3. 22Sierra Leone0.02021
Median country 0.2 · group 0.6
Fixed telephone25 countries
  1. 1Syria11.52024
  2. 2North Korea4.52022
  3. 3Eritrea2.02022
Lowest
  1. 25South Sudan0.02023
  2. 24Guinea-Bissau0.02022
  3. 23Democratic Republic of the Congo0.02024
Median country 0.3 · group 1.0
Secure servers25 countries
  1. 1Rwanda1612024
  2. 2Syria1142024
  3. 3The Gambia592024
Lowest
  1. 25Chad12024
  2. 24Central African Republic22024
  3. 23Eritrea22024
Median country 14 · group 26
Electricity access25 countries
  1. 1Syria89.3%2024
  2. 2Afghanistan87.8%2024
  3. 3Yemen86.3%2024
Lowest
  1. 25South Sudan5.4%2024
  2. 24Chad13.4%2024
  3. 23Malawi15.6%2024
Median country 43.7% · group 48.8%
Electricity access, rural24 countries
  1. 1Chad100.0%2024
  2. 2Afghanistan84.6%2024
  3. 3Yemen81.3%2024
Lowest
  1. 24South Sudan0.7%2024
  2. 23Democratic Republic of the Congo1.0%2024
  3. 22Central African Republic2.0%2024
Median country 25.7% · group 37.1%
Electricity access, urban24 countries
  1. 1Syria100.0%2024
  2. 2Afghanistan97.0%2024
  3. 3Ethiopia95.1%2024
Lowest
  1. 24South Sudan22.8%2024
  2. 23Central African Republic38.8%2024
  3. 22Chad51.0%2024
Median country 77.0% · group 77.6%
Clean cooking25 countries
  1. 1Syria96.0%2024
  2. 2Sudan47.0%2024
  3. 3Yemen47.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 25South Sudan0.0%2024
  2. 24Burundi0.0%2024
  3. 23Liberia1.0%2024
Median country 5.0% · group 15.6%
Electricity use per person15 countries
  1. 1North Korea794 kWh2024
  2. 2Syria660 kWh2024
  3. 3Mozambique390 kWh2024
Lowest
  1. 15Chad13 kWh2024
  2. 14South Sudan53 kWh2024
  3. 13Niger64 kWh2024
Median country 127 kWh · group 190 kWh
Energy use per person15 countries
  1. 1North Korea714 kgoe2024
  2. 2Uganda503 kgoe2024
  3. 3Democratic Republic of the Congo402 kgoe2024
Lowest
  1. 15South Sudan63 kgoe2024
  2. 14Yemen149 kgoe2024
  3. 13Chad171 kgoe2024
Median country 333 kgoe · group 362 kgoe
Power losses15 countries
  1. 1Sudan31.3%2024
  2. 2Yemen27.6%2024
  3. 3Chad25.4%2024
Lowest
  1. 15South Sudan4.2%2024
  2. 14Madagascar5.3%2024
  3. 13Democratic Republic of the Congo9.1%2024
Median country 14.9% · group 18.9%
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