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

Botswana
80.2%
in 2024
Senegal
82.9%
in 2024
Botswana rank
170th
Senegal rank
167th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

  • Botswana
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 82.9% against 80.2% in Botswana, a difference of 2.7%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Senegal ahead.

Botswana ranks 170th and Senegal ranks 167th 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.