Central African Republic vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of the population with access to basic services

Central African Republic

18.2%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

22.5%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

211th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

208th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 22.5% against 18.2% in Central African Republic, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.

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

Central African Republic ranks 211th 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.