Jamaica vs Nicaragua: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Jamaica
6.03 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
6.63 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
59th
Nicaragua rank
56th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Jamaica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 6.63 people per square kilometre against 6.03 people per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 0.6 people per square kilometre.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 59th and Nicaragua ranks 56th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.19 people per square kilometre | 10.96 people per square kilometre | 18.23 people per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 12.94 people per square kilometre | 8.65 people per square kilometre | 4.3 people per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.7 people per square kilometre | 7.35 people per square kilometre | 5.64 people per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
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, Jamaica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 6.63 people per square kilometre against 6.03 people per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Nicaragua?
- 0.6 people per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Nicaragua rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 59th and Nicaragua ranks 56th 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.