Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: Share of the population with access to basic services

Democratic Republic of Congo

22.5%

in 2024

Liberia

34.9%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

208th

Liberia rank

206th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 34.9% against 22.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 12.4%.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 208th and Liberia ranks 206th 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.