Benin vs Eritrea: Share of the population with access to basic services

Benin
59.0%
in 2024
Eritrea
55.3%
in 2024
Benin rank
188th
Eritrea rank
191st

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

  • Benin
  • Eritrea
102030405060199520092024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 59.0% against 55.3% in Eritrea, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Eritrea ahead.

Benin ranks 188th and Eritrea ranks 191st of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population with access to basic services
Unit
% of population
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.