Gambia vs Nigeria: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Gambia
88.24 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
97.08 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
8th
Nigeria rank
6th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 97.08 people per square kilometre against 88.24 people per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 8.84 people per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105.35 people per square kilometre | 82.49 people per square kilometre | 22.86 people per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2010s | 99.06 people per square kilometre | 93.83 people per square kilometre | 5.23 people per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 91.19 people per square kilometre | 98.96 people per square kilometre | 7.77 people per square kilometre | Nigeria |
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, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 97.08 people per square kilometre against 88.24 people per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 8.84 people per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th 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.