Democrats Said They Want to Fund Our Military. Itâs Time to Do It. During the Schumer Shutdown, Senate Democrats spoke repeatedly about how we must fund our military. Was that all just cheap talk? Read
An estimated 79 percent of the people in the Third World-- the 50 poorest nations -- have no access to electricity, despite decades of international development work. The total number of individuals without electric power is put at about 1.5 billion, or a quarter of the world's population, concentrated mostly in Africa and southern Asia. The 1.5 billion figure represents an improvement over previous years, but not because of any concerted effort to expand power connections.
This is weighted in the most sparsely populated regions of the US, especially Alaska. According to The World Bank 98% of the US's rural population has access to improved water sources. Also according to The World Bank, 100% of Americans have access to electricity, as is the case in most major European countries. I don't know why that person found that statistic shocking.