Burkina Faso vs Gambia: People without electricity country, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
65.9 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
88.24 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Gambia rank
8th
People without electricity country, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 88.24 units per square kilometre against 65.9 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 22.34 units per square kilometre.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Gambia ranks 8th of 214 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.33 units per square kilometre | 100.44 units per square kilometre | 64.11 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2000s | 44.68 units per square kilometre | 105.35 units per square kilometre | 60.67 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2010s | 56.9 units per square kilometre | 99.06 units per square kilometre | 42.16 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 65.31 units per square kilometre | 91.19 units per square kilometre | 25.88 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people without electricity country, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 88.24 units per square kilometre against 65.9 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people without electricity country, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 22.34 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Gambia ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.