Nepal vs Zambia: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre

Nepal
12.43 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
13.63 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal rank
45th
Zambia rank
42nd

Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time

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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 13.63 people per square kilometre against 12.43 people per square kilometre in Nepal, a difference of 1.2 people per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 214 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 102.38 people per square kilometre 12.29 people per square kilometre 90.09 people per square kilometre Nepal
2010s 35.41 people per square kilometre 14.52 people per square kilometre 20.88 people per square kilometre Nepal
2020s 17.91 people per square kilometre 14.01 people per square kilometre 3.9 people per square kilometre Nepal

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, Nepal or Zambia?
Zambia, at 13.63 people per square kilometre against 12.43 people per square kilometre in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Nepal and Zambia?
1.2 people per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zambia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Zambia rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
Nepal ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 42nd 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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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,049 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.