Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita

Eritrea
0.447 people per person
in 2024
Ethiopia
0.434 people per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
23rd
Ethiopia rank
26th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.447 people per person against 0.434 people per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.013 people per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 23rd and Ethiopia ranks 26th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6589 people per person 0.8379 people per person 0.179 people per person Ethiopia
2010s 0.5482 people per person 0.6555 people per person 0.1073 people per person Ethiopia
2020s 0.462 people per person 0.4554 people per person 0.0066 people per person Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, per capita, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
Eritrea, at 0.447 people per person against 0.434 people per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per capita between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
0.013 people per person, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
Eritrea ranks 23rd and Ethiopia ranks 26th 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.