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

Malawi
188.93 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
97.08 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
4th
Nigeria rank
6th

People without electricity country, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
050100150200199020062023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 188.93 units per square kilometre against 97.08 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 91.85 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.9 times Nigeria's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 107.4 units per square kilometre 74.57 units per square kilometre 32.83 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 126.65 units per square kilometre 82.49 units per square kilometre 44.16 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 159.36 units per square kilometre 93.83 units per square kilometre 65.53 units per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 185.59 units per square kilometre 98.96 units per square kilometre 86.63 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without electricity country, per square kilometre, Malawi or Nigeria?
Malawi, at 188.93 units per square kilometre against 97.08 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in people without electricity country, per square kilometre between Malawi and Nigeria?
91.85 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 4th 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.