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

Central African Republic

18.2%

in 2024

Malawi

15.6%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

211th

Malawi rank

212th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Central African Republic
Malawi

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 18.2% against 15.6% in Malawi, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 211th and Malawi ranks 212th 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.