Benin vs Burkina Faso: People without electricity country, per square kilometre

Benin
53.81 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
65.9 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
12th
Burkina Faso rank
10th

People without electricity country, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 65.9 units per square kilometre against 53.81 units per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 12.09 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1990s 48.44 units per square kilometre 37.56 units per square kilometre 10.88 units per square kilometre Benin
2000s 54.64 units per square kilometre 44.68 units per square kilometre 9.95 units per square kilometre Benin
2010s 63.79 units per square kilometre 56.9 units per square kilometre 6.89 units per square kilometre Benin
2020s 61.07 units per square kilometre 65.31 units per square kilometre 4.24 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without electricity country, per square kilometre, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 65.9 units per square kilometre against 53.81 units per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in people without electricity country, per square kilometre between Benin and Burkina Faso?
12.09 units per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as People without electricity country, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,316 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

People without electricity country 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.