Burkina Faso vs Niger: People without electricity country, per capita

Burkina Faso
0.66 units per person
in 2024
Niger
0.787 units per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
8th
Niger rank
6th

People without electricity country, per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.787 units per person against 0.66 units per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.127 units per person.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Niger ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Niger ranks 6th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9306 units per person 0.9399 units per person 0.0094 units per person Niger
2000s 0.8896 units per person 0.9056 units per person 0.016 units per person Niger
2010s 0.8406 units per person 0.8395 units per person 0.0011 units per person Burkina Faso
2020s 0.7746 units per person 0.8036 units per person 0.029 units per person Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without electricity country, per capita, Burkina Faso or Niger?
Niger, at 0.787 units per person against 0.66 units per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in people without electricity country, per capita between Burkina Faso and Niger?
0.127 units per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for people without electricity country, per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Niger ranks 6th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People without electricity country, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.