Gambia vs Nigeria: People without electricity country, per square kilometre

Gambia
88.24 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
97.08 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
8th
Nigeria rank
6th

People without electricity country, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • Nigeria
0255075100125199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 97.08 units per square kilometre against 88.24 units per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 8.84 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 100.44 units per square kilometre 74.96 units per square kilometre 25.48 units per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 105.35 units per square kilometre 82.49 units per square kilometre 22.86 units per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 99.06 units per square kilometre 93.83 units per square kilometre 5.23 units per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 91.19 units per square kilometre 98.96 units per square kilometre 7.77 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without electricity country, per square kilometre, Gambia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 97.08 units per square kilometre against 88.24 units per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in people without electricity country, per square kilometre between Gambia and Nigeria?
8.84 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th 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.