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

Nigeria
0.625 units per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.62 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
182nd
Zimbabwe rank
183rd

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

  • Nigeria
  • Zimbabwe
00.20.40.6199020072024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.625 units per person against 0.62 units per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.005 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 182nd and Zimbabwe ranks 183rd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3946 units per person 0.32 units per person 0.0746 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.4748 units per person 0.3644 units per person 0.1104 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.5448 units per person 0.405 units per person 0.1398 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.5982 units per person 0.5516 units per person 0.0466 units per person Nigeria

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 Zimbabwe?
Nigeria, at 0.625 units per person against 0.62 units per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per capita between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
0.005 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 182nd and Zimbabwe ranks 183rd 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.