Malawi vs Nigeria: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Malawi
188.93 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
97.08 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
4th
Nigeria rank
6th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 188.93 people per square kilometre against 97.08 people per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 91.85 people per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.9 times Nigeria's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 214 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 126.65 people per square kilometre | 82.49 people per square kilometre | 44.16 people per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 159.36 people per square kilometre | 93.83 people per square kilometre | 65.53 people per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 185.59 people per square kilometre | 98.96 people per square kilometre | 86.63 people per square kilometre | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Malawi, at 188.93 people per square kilometre against 97.08 people per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 91.85 people per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 6th 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.