Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre

Somalia
14.54 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.05 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
39th
Zimbabwe rank
36th

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

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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 16.05 people per square kilometre against 14.54 people per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 1.51 people per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 39th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 14.27 people per square kilometre 20.44 people per square kilometre 6.18 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 10.71 people per square kilometre 21.97 people per square kilometre 11.27 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 14.08 people per square kilometre 19.15 people per square kilometre 5.07 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe

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, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 16.05 people per square kilometre against 14.54 people per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
1.51 people per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
Somalia ranks 39th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th 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.