Botswana vs Kenya: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita

Botswana
0.802 units per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.77 units per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
170th
Kenya rank
173rd

Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.802 units per person against 0.77 units per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.032 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 170th and Kenya ranks 173rd of 214 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1836 units per person 0.0917 units per person 0.0918 units per person Botswana
2000s 0.3537 units per person 0.2222 units per person 0.1315 units per person Botswana
2010s 0.6113 units per person 0.451 units per person 0.1603 units per person Botswana
2020s 0.7552 units per person 0.7544 units per person 0.0008 units per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per capita, Botswana or Kenya?
Botswana, at 0.802 units per person against 0.77 units per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per capita between Botswana and Kenya?
0.032 units per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
Botswana ranks 170th and Kenya ranks 173rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.