Solomon Islands vs South Africa: People without electricity country, per square kilometre

Solomon Islands
5.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
6.41 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Solomon Islands rank
60th
South Africa rank
58th

People without electricity country, per square kilometre over time

  • Solomon Islands
  • South Africa
57.51012.515199620092023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 6.41 units per square kilometre against 5.34 units per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, a difference of 1.07 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Solomon Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Solomon Islands ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 58th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Solomon Islands South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 12.97 units per square kilometre 11.04 units per square kilometre 1.92 units per square kilometre Solomon Islands
2000s 14.53 units per square kilometre 8.63 units per square kilometre 5.9 units per square kilometre Solomon Islands
2010s 10.46 units per square kilometre 7.09 units per square kilometre 3.36 units per square kilometre Solomon Islands
2020s 6.43 units per square kilometre 5.94 units per square kilometre 0.4847 units per square kilometre Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without electricity country, per square kilometre, Solomon Islands or South Africa?
South Africa, at 6.41 units per square kilometre against 5.34 units per square kilometre in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in people without electricity country, per square kilometre between Solomon Islands and South Africa?
1.07 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Solomon Islands and South Africa rank globally for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
Solomon Islands ranks 60th 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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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.