Congo vs Guinea: Share of the population with access to basic services

Congo

53.0%

in 2024

Guinea

53.8%

in 2024

Congo rank

197th

Guinea rank

195th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Congo
Guinea

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 53.8% against 53.0% in Congo, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 197th and Guinea ranks 195th of 214 countries.

Individual pages

Share of the population with access to basic services in Congo
Share of the population with access to basic services in Guinea
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.