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

Malawi
188.93 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
117.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
4th
Uganda rank
5th

People without electricity country, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 188.93 units per square kilometre against 117.69 units per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 71.24 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.6 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 5th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 107.96 units per square kilometre 103.5 units per square kilometre 4.46 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 126.65 units per square kilometre 123.57 units per square kilometre 3.08 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 159.36 units per square kilometre 139.25 units per square kilometre 20.11 units per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 185.59 units per square kilometre 124.09 units per square kilometre 61.5 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 Uganda?
Malawi, at 188.93 units per square kilometre against 117.69 units per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in people without electricity country, per square kilometre between Malawi and Uganda?
71.24 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 5th 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.