Kenya vs Senegal: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Kenya
22.67 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
24.22 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
26th
Senegal rank
25th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 24.22 people per square kilometre against 22.67 people per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 1.55 people per square kilometre.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 26th and Senegal ranks 25th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1 people per square kilometre | 32.12 people per square kilometre | 15.97 people per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 43.98 people per square kilometre | 28.89 people per square kilometre | 15.09 people per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 23.06 people per square kilometre | 28.35 people per square kilometre | 5.29 people per square kilometre | Senegal |
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, Kenya or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 24.22 people per square kilometre against 22.67 people per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Kenya and Senegal?
- 1.55 people per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 26th and Senegal ranks 25th 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.