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

Cameroon
0.72 units per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.77 units per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
175th
Kenya rank
173rd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.77 units per person against 0.72 units per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.05 units per person.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 175th and Kenya ranks 173rd of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3745 units per person 0.0917 units per person 0.2827 units per person Cameroon
2000s 0.4701 units per person 0.2222 units per person 0.2479 units per person Cameroon
2010s 0.5795 units per person 0.451 units per person 0.1285 units per person Cameroon
2020s 0.6894 units per person 0.7544 units per person 0.065 units per person Kenya

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, Cameroon or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.77 units per person against 0.72 units per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per capita between Cameroon and Kenya?
0.05 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 175th 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.