Burkina Faso vs Niger: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.66 people per person
in 2024
Niger
0.787 people per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
8th
Niger rank
6th
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.787 people per person against 0.66 people per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.127 people per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Niger ranks 6th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8896 people per person | 0.9056 people per person | 0.016 people per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.8406 people per person | 0.8395 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.7746 people per person | 0.8036 people per person | 0.029 people per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, per capita, Burkina Faso or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.787 people per person against 0.66 people per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per capita between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 0.127 people per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Niger ranks 6th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.