How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP

Burkina Faso

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Kenya

0.0004 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

42nd

Kenya rank

40th

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

Burkina Faso
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Kenya ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 40th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2010s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2020s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or Kenya?: Kenya, at 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp?: Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 40th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 210 places, 6,413 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

Number of people with and without electricity access divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.