Nigeria vs Uganda: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Nigeria
97.08 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
117.69 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
6th
Uganda rank
5th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 117.69 people per square kilometre against 97.08 people per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 20.61 people per square kilometre.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 5th of 214 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.49 people per square kilometre | 123.57 people per square kilometre | 41.08 people per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2010s | 93.83 people per square kilometre | 139.25 people per square kilometre | 45.42 people per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2020s | 98.96 people per square kilometre | 124.09 people per square kilometre | 25.13 people per square kilometre | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 117.69 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 Uganda?
- 20.61 people per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 6th 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.