Equatorial Guinea vs North Korea: Share of the population with access to basic services

Equatorial Guinea
65.1%
in 2024
North Korea
61.4%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
181st
North Korea rank
184th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • North Korea
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 65.1% against 61.4% in North Korea, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 181st and North Korea ranks 184th 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
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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.