Chile vs Colombia: Share of the population with access to basic services

Chile

99.0%

in 2024

Colombia

98.9%

in 2024

Chile rank

134th

Colombia rank

136th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Chile
Colombia

How they compare

Chile currently reports 99.0% against 98.9% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 134th and Colombia ranks 136th of 214 countries.

Individual pages

Share of the population with access to basic services in Chile
Share of the population with access to basic services in Colombia
Full country ranking

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.