Kenya vs Libya: Share of the population with access to basic services

Kenya

77.0%

in 2024

Libya

77.4%

in 2024

Kenya rank

173rd

Libya rank

172nd

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Kenya
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 77.4% against 77.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Libya ahead.

Kenya ranks 173rd and Libya ranks 172nd of 214 countries.

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Share of the population with access to basic services in Kenya
Share of the population with access to basic services in Libya
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.