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

Somalia
14.72 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
14.25 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
190th
Zambia rank
191st

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

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
051015199020062023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 14.72 units per square kilometre against 14.25 units per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.47 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Somalia ranks 190th and Zambia ranks 191st of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.37 units per square kilometre 3.34 units per square kilometre 0.9778 units per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 11.26 units per square kilometre 7.25 units per square kilometre 4.02 units per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 13.85 units per square kilometre 12.74 units per square kilometre 1.12 units per square kilometre Somalia

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, Somalia or Zambia?
Somalia, at 14.72 units per square kilometre against 14.25 units per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between Somalia and Zambia?
0.47 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
Somalia ranks 190th 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.