Benin vs Burkina Faso: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Benin
53.81 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
65.9 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
12th
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 65.9 people per square kilometre against 53.81 people per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 12.09 people per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.64 people per square kilometre | 44.68 people per square kilometre | 9.95 people per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 63.79 people per square kilometre | 56.9 people per square kilometre | 6.89 people per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 61.07 people per square kilometre | 65.31 people per square kilometre | 4.24 people per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
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, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 65.9 people per square kilometre against 53.81 people per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 12.09 people per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 10th 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.