Gambia vs Uganda: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre

Gambia
88.24 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
117.69 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
8th
Uganda rank
5th

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

  • Gambia
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 117.69 people per square kilometre against 88.24 people per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 29.45 people per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Gambia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 5th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 105.35 people per square kilometre 123.57 people per square kilometre 18.22 people per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 99.06 people per square kilometre 139.25 people per square kilometre 40.19 people per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 91.19 people per square kilometre 124.09 people per square kilometre 32.9 people per square kilometre Uganda

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 Uganda?
Uganda, at 117.69 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 Uganda?
29.45 people per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Uganda?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Uganda rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 5th 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.