Burundi vs Malawi: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita

Burundi
0.799 people per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.844 people per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
5th
Malawi rank
3rd

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita over time

  • Burundi
  • Malawi
00.20.40.60.81200020122024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.844 people per person against 0.799 people per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.045 people per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

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

Burundi ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 3rd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9637 people per person 0.9375 people per person 0.0262 people per person Burundi
2010s 0.9231 people per person 0.8917 people per person 0.0314 people per person Burundi
2020s 0.8774 people per person 0.8582 people per person 0.0192 people per person Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, per capita, Burundi or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.844 people per person against 0.799 people per person in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per capita between Burundi and Malawi?
0.045 people per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
Burundi ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.