Benin vs Sierra Leone: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre

Benin
53.81 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
75.6 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
12th
Sierra Leone rank
9th

Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 75.6 people per square kilometre against 53.81 people per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 21.79 people per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Benin's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 54.64 people per square kilometre 65.37 people per square kilometre 10.74 people per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 63.79 people per square kilometre 78.15 people per square kilometre 14.36 people per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 61.07 people per square kilometre 79.66 people per square kilometre 18.6 people per square kilometre Sierra Leone

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 Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 75.6 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 Sierra Leone?
21.79 people per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th 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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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,049 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.