Mali vs Zambia: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square

Mali
10.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
14.25 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mali rank
193rd
Zambia rank
191st

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

  • Mali
  • Zambia
051015199020062023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 14.25 units per square kilometre against 10.62 units per square kilometre in Mali, a difference of 3.63 units per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Mali's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 193rd and Zambia ranks 191st of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5418 units per square kilometre 2.27 units per square kilometre 1.73 units per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 1.9 units per square kilometre 3.34 units per square kilometre 1.45 units per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 5.49 units per square kilometre 7.25 units per square kilometre 1.75 units per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 9.86 units per square kilometre 12.74 units per square kilometre 2.88 units per square kilometre Zambia

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, Mali or Zambia?
Zambia, at 14.25 units per square kilometre against 10.62 units per square kilometre in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between Mali and Zambia?
3.63 units per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
Mali ranks 193rd and Zambia ranks 191st 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.