Costa Rica vs India: Share of the population with access to basic services

Costa Rica

99.8%

in 2024

India

99.9%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

125th

India rank

122nd

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Costa Rica
India

How they compare

India currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 125th and India ranks 122nd 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.