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

Lesotho
0.0006 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0006 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho rank
15th
Nigeria rank
17th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Nigeria
0000.0010.0010.001199020072024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

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

Lesotho ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 210 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Lesotho

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, Lesotho or Nigeria?
Lesotho, at 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Nigeria?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 15th 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

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.