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

Chile

99.0%

in 2024

El Salvador

98.7%

in 2024

Chile rank

134th

El Salvador rank

137th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Chile
El Salvador

How they compare

Chile currently reports 99.0% against 98.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 134th and El Salvador ranks 137th 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.