Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Share of the population with access to basic services

Burkina Faso

34.0%

in 2024

Liberia

34.9%

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

207th

Liberia rank

206th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Burkina Faso
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 34.9% against 34.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 207th and Liberia ranks 206th 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.