Burkina Faso vs North Korea: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
65.9 people per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
93.25 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
10th
North Korea rank
7th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 93.25 people per square kilometre against 65.9 people per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 27.35 people per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th and North Korea ranks 7th of 214 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.18 people per square kilometre | 152.89 people per square kilometre | 102.71 people per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 56.9 people per square kilometre | 129.33 people per square kilometre | 72.44 people per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 65.31 people per square kilometre | 100.75 people per square kilometre | 35.45 people per square kilometre | North Korea |
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, Burkina Faso or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 93.25 people per square kilometre against 65.9 people per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and North Korea?
- 27.35 people per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and North Korea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and North Korea rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th and North Korea ranks 7th 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.