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

32 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

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

Nigeria

0.0006 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Uganda

0.0005 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Nigeria rank

17th

Uganda rank

19th

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

Nigeria
Uganda

How they compare

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

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 19th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2000s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2010s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Uganda
2020s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Uganda

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, Nigeria or Uganda?: Nigeria, at 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Uganda?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp?: Nigeria ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 19th 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.