Benin vs Kenya: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square
Benin
71.33 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
72.59 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
120th
Kenya rank
117th
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square over time
- Benin
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 72.59 units per square kilometre against 71.33 units per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 1.26 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 120th and Kenya ranks 117th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.91 units per square kilometre | 5.6 units per square kilometre | 5.31 units per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 19.17 units per square kilometre | 14.04 units per square kilometre | 5.14 units per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 35.75 units per square kilometre | 37.3 units per square kilometre | 1.55 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 59.44 units per square kilometre | 69.48 units per square kilometre | 10.04 units per square kilometre | 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 square, Benin or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 72.59 units per square kilometre against 71.33 units per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between Benin and Kenya?
- 1.26 units per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
- Benin ranks 120th and Kenya ranks 117th 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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About this data
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.