Colombia vs Mexico: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre

Colombia
0.613 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.2002 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
78th
Mexico rank
81st

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

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.613 people per square kilometre against 0.2002 people per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.4128 people per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 3.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 81st of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 1.49 people per square kilometre 0.9608 people per square kilometre 0.5288 people per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.8742 people per square kilometre 0.4159 people per square kilometre 0.4583 people per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 0.1875 people per square kilometre 0.1479 people per square kilometre 0.0396 people per square kilometre Colombia

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, Colombia or Mexico?
Colombia, at 0.613 people per square kilometre against 0.2002 people per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Colombia and Mexico?
0.4128 people per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 81st 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.