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

Kenya
0.77 units per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.72 units per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
173rd
Rwanda rank
176th

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

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

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

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

Across all 28 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 173rd and Rwanda ranks 176th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1235 units per person 0.0217 units per person 0.1017 units per person Kenya
2000s 0.2222 units per person 0.0836 units per person 0.1386 units per person Kenya
2010s 0.451 units per person 0.2439 units per person 0.2071 units per person Kenya
2020s 0.7544 units per person 0.5608 units per person 0.1936 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, Kenya or Rwanda?
Kenya, at 0.77 units per person against 0.72 units per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per capita between Kenya and Rwanda?
0.05 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
Kenya ranks 173rd and Rwanda ranks 176th 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.