Afghanistan vs Congo: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
9.34 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo
8.82 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
49th
Congo rank
52nd
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 9.34 people per square kilometre against 8.82 people per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.52 people per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 49th and Congo ranks 52nd of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.39 people per square kilometre | 7.13 people per square kilometre | 19.26 people per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 10.8 people per square kilometre | 8.26 people per square kilometre | 2.54 people per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.32 people per square kilometre | 8.72 people per square kilometre | 3.4 people per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Congo?
- Afghanistan, at 9.34 people per square kilometre against 8.82 people per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Congo?
- 0.52 people per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Congo rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th and Congo ranks 52nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.