Hong Kong vs Palau: Share of the population with access to basic services

Hong Kong

100.0%

in 2024

Palau

100.0%

in 2024

Hong Kong rank

1st

Palau rank

1st

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Hong Kong
Palau

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 214 countries.

Individual pages

Share of the population with access to basic services in Hong Kong
Share of the population with access to basic services in Palau
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.