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

Colombia

98.9%

in 2024

Ecuador

98.5%

in 2024

Colombia rank

136th

Ecuador rank

138th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Colombia
Ecuador

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 98.9% against 98.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Colombia ranks 136th and Ecuador ranks 138th 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.