Nigeria vs Sudan: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita

Nigeria
0.625 units per person
in 2024
Sudan
0.66 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
182nd
Sudan rank
179th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Sudan
0.20.30.40.50.60.7199020072024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.66 units per person against 0.625 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.035 units per person.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sudan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 182nd and Sudan ranks 179th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3782 units per person 0.2925 units per person 0.0857 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.4748 units per person 0.2836 units per person 0.1912 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.5448 units per person 0.4674 units per person 0.0774 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.5982 units per person 0.6334 units per person 0.0352 units per person Sudan

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, Nigeria or Sudan?
Sudan, at 0.66 units per person against 0.625 units per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per capita between Nigeria and Sudan?
0.035 units per person, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 182nd and Sudan ranks 179th 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.