Ghana vs Somalia: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Ghana
15.59 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
14.54 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
37th
Somalia rank
39th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Somalia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 15.59 people per square kilometre against 14.54 people per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 1.05 people per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 39th of 214 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.45 people per square kilometre | 14.27 people per square kilometre | 33.18 people per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 33.06 people per square kilometre | 10.71 people per square kilometre | 22.36 people per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 19.34 people per square kilometre | 14.08 people per square kilometre | 5.26 people per square kilometre | Ghana |
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, Ghana or Somalia?
- Ghana, at 15.59 people per square kilometre against 14.54 people per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Ghana and Somalia?
- 1.05 people per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Somalia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Somalia rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 39th 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.