Ghana vs Nigeria: Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth
Ghana
4.62 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria
4.27 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ghana rank
43rd
Nigeria rank
46th
Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 4.62 % change on previous year against 4.27 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.35 % change on previous year.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ghana ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 46th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.63 % change on previous year | 6.07 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | 7.58 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.99 % change on previous year | 3.95 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.95 % change on previous year | 4.65 % change on previous year | 0.7013 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Ghana, at 4.62 % change on previous year against 4.27 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 0.35 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth?
- Ghana ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 46th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people with and without electricity access. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.