India vs Korea: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square

India
481.26 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
529.84 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
22nd
Korea rank
21st

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

  • India
  • Korea
200300400500199020062023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 529.84 units per square kilometre against 481.26 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 48.58 units per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

India ranks 22nd and Korea ranks 21st of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 177.44 units per square kilometre 471.39 units per square kilometre 293.95 units per square kilometre Korea
2000s 259.58 units per square kilometre 497.42 units per square kilometre 237.84 units per square kilometre Korea
2010s 384.61 units per square kilometre 521.29 units per square kilometre 136.68 units per square kilometre Korea
2020s 471.46 units per square kilometre 530.2 units per square kilometre 58.74 units per square kilometre Korea

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, India or Korea?
Korea, at 529.84 units per square kilometre against 481.26 units per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between India and Korea?
48.58 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Korea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do India and Korea rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
India ranks 22nd and Korea ranks 21st 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.