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

Hong Kong

100.0%

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

100.0%

in 2024

Hong Kong rank

1st

Saudi Arabia rank

1st

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Hong Kong
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

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

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

Hong Kong ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia 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
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.