Benin vs Ethiopia: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Benin
53.81 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia
50.86 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
12th
Ethiopia rank
13th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 53.81 people per square kilometre against 50.86 people per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.95 people per square kilometre.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Benin ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.64 people per square kilometre | 60.06 people per square kilometre | 5.43 people per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 63.79 people per square kilometre | 59.11 people per square kilometre | 4.68 people per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 61.07 people per square kilometre | 50.49 people per square kilometre | 10.58 people per square kilometre | Benin |
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 Ethiopia?
- Benin, at 53.81 people per square kilometre against 50.86 people per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Benin and Ethiopia?
- 2.95 people per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ethiopia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Ethiopia rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 13th 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.