Colombia vs Nicaragua: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square

Colombia
46.54 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
50.07 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
140th
Nicaragua rank
138th

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

  • Colombia
  • Nicaragua
0204060199020062023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 50.07 units per square kilometre against 46.54 units per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 3.53 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 140th and Nicaragua ranks 138th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 30.58 units per square kilometre 27.66 units per square kilometre 2.92 units per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 36.16 units per square kilometre 33.27 units per square kilometre 2.88 units per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 41.48 units per square kilometre 42.12 units per square kilometre 0.6372 units per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 46.2 units per square kilometre 48.25 units per square kilometre 2.05 units per square kilometre Nicaragua

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, Colombia or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 50.07 units per square kilometre against 46.54 units per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between Colombia and Nicaragua?
3.53 units per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
Colombia ranks 140th and Nicaragua ranks 138th 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.