Guatemala vs South Africa: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Guatemala
0.091 people per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.098 people per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
56th
South Africa rank
55th
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita over time
- Guatemala
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.098 people per person against 0.091 people per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.007 people per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
Guatemala ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 55th of 214 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2109 people per person | 0.2133 people per person | 0.0024 people per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1061 people per person | 0.154 people per person | 0.0479 people per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.031 people per person | 0.1126 people per person | 0.0816 people per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, per capita, Guatemala or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.098 people per person against 0.091 people per person in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per capita between Guatemala and South Africa?
- 0.007 people per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and South Africa rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 56th 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.