New Zealand vs Solomon Islands: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square

New Zealand
19.75 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Solomon Islands
23.24 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
171st
Solomon Islands rank
168th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Solomon Islands
0510152025199020062023

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 23.24 units per square kilometre against 19.75 units per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 3.49 units per square kilometre.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 171st and Solomon Islands ranks 168th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 14.56 units per square kilometre 2.41 units per square kilometre 12.15 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 15.54 units per square kilometre 2.59 units per square kilometre 12.95 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 17.51 units per square kilometre 12.04 units per square kilometre 5.47 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 19.41 units per square kilometre 21.16 units per square kilometre 1.75 units per square kilometre Solomon Islands

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, New Zealand or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 23.24 units per square kilometre against 19.75 units per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between New Zealand and Solomon Islands?
3.49 units per square kilometre, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Solomon Islands?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
New Zealand ranks 171st and Solomon Islands ranks 168th 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.