Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita

Nigeria
0.375 people per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.38 people per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
33rd
Zimbabwe rank
32nd

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

  • Nigeria
  • Zimbabwe
00.20.40.6200020122024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.38 people per person against 0.375 people per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.005 people per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Nigeria ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5252 people per person 0.6356 people per person 0.1104 people per person Zimbabwe
2010s 0.4552 people per person 0.595 people per person 0.1398 people per person Zimbabwe
2020s 0.4018 people per person 0.4484 people per person 0.0466 people per person Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, per capita, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.38 people per person against 0.375 people per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per capita between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
0.005 people per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd 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.