Guinea-Bissau vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre

Guinea-Bissau
45.56 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
44.97 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
16th

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

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sao Tome and Principe
020406080200020112023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 45.56 people per square kilometre against 44.97 people per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.59 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 214 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 46.74 people per square kilometre 74.98 people per square kilometre 28.24 people per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 50.12 people per square kilometre 67.07 people per square kilometre 16.94 people per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 46.78 people per square kilometre 49.77 people per square kilometre 2.99 people per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

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, Guinea-Bissau or Sao Tome and Principe?
Guinea-Bissau, at 45.56 people per square kilometre against 44.97 people per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.59 people per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th 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.