Malawi vs Rwanda: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Malawi
188.93 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
204.2 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
4th
Rwanda rank
3rd
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 204.2 people per square kilometre against 188.93 people per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 15.27 people per square kilometre.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 4th and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 126.65 people per square kilometre | 333.98 people per square kilometre | 207.33 people per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 159.36 people per square kilometre | 349.46 people per square kilometre | 190.1 people per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 185.59 people per square kilometre | 261.38 people per square kilometre | 75.79 people per square kilometre | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 204.2 people per square kilometre against 188.93 people per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 15.27 people per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Rwanda ranks 3rd 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.