Nigeria vs Rwanda: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Nigeria
97.08 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
204.2 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
6th
Rwanda rank
3rd
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 204.2 people per square kilometre against 97.08 people per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 107.12 people per square kilometre.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 6th 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 | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.49 people per square kilometre | 333.98 people per square kilometre | 251.49 people per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 93.83 people per square kilometre | 349.46 people per square kilometre | 255.63 people per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 98.96 people per square kilometre | 261.38 people per square kilometre | 162.42 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, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 204.2 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 Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 107.12 people per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 6th 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.