Ghana vs South Africa: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Ghana
0.081 people per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.098 people per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
58th
South Africa rank
55th
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita over time
- Ghana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.098 people per person against 0.081 people per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.017 people per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 55th of 214 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4908 people per person | 0.2133 people per person | 0.2775 people per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.27 people per person | 0.154 people per person | 0.116 people per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.1236 people per person | 0.1126 people per person | 0.011 people per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, per capita, Ghana or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.098 people per person against 0.081 people per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per capita between Ghana and South Africa?
- 0.017 people per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 55th 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.