Ghana vs South Africa: People without electricity country, per capita
Ghana
0.081 units per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.098 units per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
58th
South Africa rank
55th
People without electricity country, per capita over time
- Ghana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.098 units per person against 0.081 units per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.017 units per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 55th of 214 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6138 units per person | 0.3417 units per person | 0.2721 units per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.4908 units per person | 0.2133 units per person | 0.2775 units per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.27 units per person | 0.154 units per person | 0.116 units per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.1236 units per person | 0.1126 units per person | 0.011 units per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people without electricity country, per capita, Ghana or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.098 units per person against 0.081 units per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people without electricity country, per capita between Ghana and South Africa?
- 0.017 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 55th 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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About this data
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.