Eritrea vs Zambia: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre

Eritrea
13.06 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
13.63 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
44th
Zambia rank
42nd

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

  • Eritrea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 13.63 people per square kilometre against 13.06 people per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 0.57 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 15.09 people per square kilometre 12.29 people per square kilometre 2.8 people per square kilometre Eritrea
2010s 14 people per square kilometre 14.52 people per square kilometre 0.5258 people per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 12.99 people per square kilometre 14.01 people per square kilometre 1.02 people per square kilometre Zambia

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, Eritrea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 13.63 people per square kilometre against 13.06 people per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Eritrea and Zambia?
0.57 people per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zambia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Zambia rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 42nd 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.