How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP

Ethiopia

0.0005 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Nigeria

0.0006 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

20th

Nigeria rank

17th

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

Ethiopia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 210 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	Ethiopia
2010s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	Ethiopia
2020s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	Ethiopia

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, Ethiopia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp?: Ethiopia ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 17th 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.