THE BIG PICTURE: Still in the Dark An estimated 1.2 billion people-17% of the global population-did not have access to electricity in 2013, the latest data from the International Energy Agency show. More than 95% of those living without electricity are in countries in subSaharan Africa and developing Asia, and they are predominantly in rural areas (around 80% of the world total). Here are five countries per region (developing Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East) that have the largest populations without access to electricity. Also noted is that country's national electrification rate (%). Source: IEA, World Energy Outlook 2015 -Copy and artwork by Sonal Patel, a POWER associate editor PAKISTAN 73% ASIA 50 million INDIA 81% 237 million NIGERIA 45% AFRICA 96 million DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 9% 61 million 37 million GUATEMALA 90% 2 million PERU 90% 3 million ARGENTINA 96% 2 million IRAQ 98% SYRIA 93% 1 million 2 million MIDDLE EAST SAUDI ARABIA 99% <1 million 14 www.powermag.com YEMEN 46% 13 million POWER | October 2016 IRAN 99% 9 1 million NICARAGUA 76% 1 million HAITI 29% LATIN AMERICA 7 million ETHIOPIA 24% 71 million KENYA 20% 35 million TANZANIA 24% BANGLADESH 62% 60 million MYANMAR 32% 36 million INDONESIA 81% 49 million 10 million people without access to electricityhttp://www.powermag.com