Cape Verde vs Mauritania: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Cape Verde
1.81 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
2.42 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
67th
Mauritania rank
65th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Cape Verde
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.42 people per square kilometre against 1.81 people per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.61 people per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 67th and Mauritania ranks 65th of 214 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.47 people per square kilometre | 2.12 people per square kilometre | 38.35 people per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 17.75 people per square kilometre | 2.29 people per square kilometre | 15.46 people per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 4.84 people per square kilometre | 2.42 people per square kilometre | 2.42 people per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
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, Cape Verde or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.42 people per square kilometre against 1.81 people per square kilometre in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Mauritania?
- 0.61 people per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Mauritania rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 67th and Mauritania ranks 65th 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.