Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Share of the population with access to basic services
Guinea-Bissau
43.7%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
39.2%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
201st
Sierra Leone rank
204th
Share of the population with access to basic services over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 43.7% against 39.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 201st and Sierra Leone ranks 204th of 214 countries.
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About this data
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.