Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Ghana
15.59 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.05 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
37th
Zimbabwe rank
36th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 16.05 people per square kilometre against 15.59 people per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.46 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th of 214 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.45 people per square kilometre | 20.44 people per square kilometre | 27.01 people per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 33.06 people per square kilometre | 21.97 people per square kilometre | 11.09 people per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 19.34 people per square kilometre | 19.15 people per square kilometre | 0.1879 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 16.05 people per square kilometre against 15.59 people per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 0.46 people per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th 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.