Malawi vs Uganda: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Malawi
188.93 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
117.69 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
4th
Uganda rank
5th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 188.93 people per square kilometre against 117.69 people per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 71.24 people per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.6 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 5th of 214 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 126.65 people per square kilometre | 123.57 people per square kilometre | 3.08 people per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 159.36 people per square kilometre | 139.25 people per square kilometre | 20.11 people per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 185.59 people per square kilometre | 124.09 people per square kilometre | 61.5 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 Uganda?
- Malawi, at 188.93 people per square kilometre against 117.69 people per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Malawi and Uganda?
- 71.24 people per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 5th 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.