Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita

Eritrea
0.553 units per person
in 2024
Ethiopia
0.566 units per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
191st
Ethiopia rank
189th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
0.10.20.30.40.50.6199520092024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.566 units per person against 0.553 units per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.013 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 191st and Ethiopia ranks 189th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3411 units per person 0.1621 units per person 0.179 units per person Eritrea
2010s 0.4518 units per person 0.3445 units per person 0.1073 units per person Eritrea
2020s 0.538 units per person 0.5446 units per person 0.0066 units per person Ethiopia

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, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 0.566 units per person against 0.553 units per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per capita between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
0.013 units per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
Eritrea ranks 191st and Ethiopia ranks 189th 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.