El Salvador vs South Africa: People without electricity country, per square kilometre
El Salvador
5.18 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
6.41 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
61st
South Africa rank
58th
People without electricity country, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 6.41 units per square kilometre against 5.18 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 1.23 units per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 58th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.49 units per square kilometre | 12.92 units per square kilometre | 44.57 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 33.74 units per square kilometre | 8.63 units per square kilometre | 25.11 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 14.64 units per square kilometre | 7.09 units per square kilometre | 7.55 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.1 units per square kilometre | 5.94 units per square kilometre | 2.84 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people without electricity country, per square kilometre, El Salvador or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 6.41 units per square kilometre against 5.18 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people without electricity country, per square kilometre between El Salvador and South Africa?
- 1.23 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 58th 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.