Botswana vs Namibia: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Botswana
1.05 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
1.56 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
72nd
Namibia rank
69th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.56 people per square kilometre against 1.05 people per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.51 people per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.5 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 72nd and Namibia ranks 69th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.07 people per square kilometre | 1.43 people per square kilometre | 0.644 people per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.49 people per square kilometre | 1.46 people per square kilometre | 0.0321 people per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.09 people per square kilometre | 1.55 people per square kilometre | 0.4566 people per square kilometre | Namibia |
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, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.56 people per square kilometre against 1.05 people per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.51 people per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 72nd and Namibia ranks 69th 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.