Afghanistan vs Bulgaria: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square

Afghanistan
54.22 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria
59.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
135th
Bulgaria rank
132nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 59.38 units per square kilometre against 54.22 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 5.16 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 135th and Bulgaria ranks 132nd of 214 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2000s 10.07 units per square kilometre 64.01 units per square kilometre 53.94 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 40.01 units per square kilometre 62.34 units per square kilometre 22.32 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 56.43 units per square kilometre 59.73 units per square kilometre 3.3 units per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per square, Afghanistan or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 59.38 units per square kilometre against 54.22 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between Afghanistan and Bulgaria?
5.16 units per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bulgaria?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Bulgaria rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
Afghanistan ranks 135th and Bulgaria ranks 132nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,316 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.