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

Central African Republic

18.2%

in 2024

Niger

21.3%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

211th

Niger rank

209th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Central African Republic
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 21.3% against 18.2% in Central African Republic, a difference of 3.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Niger ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 211th 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
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.