Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of the population with access to basic services

Burkina Faso

34.0%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

22.5%

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

207th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

208th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 34.0% against 22.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 11.5%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 207th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 208th 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.