Burundi vs Rwanda: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Burundi
471.24 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
204.2 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
1st
Rwanda rank
3rd
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 471.24 people per square kilometre against 204.2 people per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 267.04 people per square kilometre.
That makes Burundi's figure about 2.3 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burundi ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 282.52 people per square kilometre | 333.98 people per square kilometre | 51.46 people per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 388.85 people per square kilometre | 349.46 people per square kilometre | 39.39 people per square kilometre | Burundi |
| 2020s | 459.14 people per square kilometre | 261.38 people per square kilometre | 197.76 people per square kilometre | Burundi |
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, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 471.24 people per square kilometre against 204.2 people per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 267.04 people per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 3rd 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.