Faroe Islands vs Latvia: Share of the population with access to basic services

Faroe Islands
100.0%
in 2024
Latvia
100.0%
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Latvia
020406080100199020072024

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st 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.