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

Guinea

53.8%

in 2024

Zambia

53.6%

in 2024

Guinea rank

195th

Zambia rank

196th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Guinea
Zambia

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 53.8% against 53.6% in Zambia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Zambia ahead.

Guinea ranks 195th and Zambia ranks 196th of 214 countries.

Individual pages

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