Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Nigeria
97.08 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
75.6 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
6th
Sierra Leone rank
9th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 97.08 people per square kilometre against 75.6 people per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 21.48 people per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.49 people per square kilometre | 65.37 people per square kilometre | 17.12 people per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 93.83 people per square kilometre | 78.15 people per square kilometre | 15.68 people per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 98.96 people per square kilometre | 79.66 people per square kilometre | 19.29 people per square kilometre | Nigeria |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Nigeria, at 97.08 people per square kilometre against 75.6 people per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 21.48 people per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th 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.