Botswana vs Kenya: Share of the population with access to basic services

Botswana

80.2%

in 2024

Kenya

77.0%

in 2024

Botswana rank

170th

Kenya rank

173rd

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Botswana
Kenya

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 80.2% against 77.0% in Kenya, a difference of 3.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 170th and Kenya ranks 173rd of 214 countries.

Individual pages

Share of the population with access to basic services in Botswana
Share of the population with access to basic services in Kenya
Full country ranking

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.