Guatemala vs South Africa: People without electricity country, per capita

Guatemala
0.091 units per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.098 units per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
56th
South Africa rank
55th

People without electricity country, per capita over time

  • Guatemala
  • South Africa
00.10.20.30.4199520092024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.098 units per person against 0.091 units per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.007 units per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was South Africa ahead.

Guatemala ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 55th of 214 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.306 units per person 0.3417 units per person 0.0357 units per person South Africa
2000s 0.2109 units per person 0.2133 units per person 0.0024 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.1061 units per person 0.154 units per person 0.0479 units per person South Africa
2020s 0.031 units per person 0.1126 units per person 0.0816 units per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without electricity country, per capita, Guatemala or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.098 units per person against 0.091 units per person in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in people without electricity country, per capita between Guatemala and South Africa?
0.007 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and South Africa?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and South Africa rank globally for people without electricity country, per capita?
Guatemala ranks 56th 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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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.