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

Burkina Faso
34.0%
in 2024
Niger
21.3%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
207th
Niger rank
209th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 34.0% against 21.3% in Niger, a difference of 12.7%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.6 times Niger's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 207th and Niger ranks 209th 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.