British Virgin Islands vs Malaysia: Share of the population with access to basic services

British Virgin Islands

100.0%

in 2024

Malaysia

100.0%

in 2024

British Virgin Islands rank

1st

Malaysia rank

1st

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

British Virgin Islands
Malaysia

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st 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
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.