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
00.10.20.3200020122024

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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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.