Kiribati vs Marshall Islands: Share of the population with access to basic services

Kiribati

97.7%

in 2024

Marshall Islands

97.2%

in 2024

Kiribati rank

142nd

Marshall Islands rank

144th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Kiribati
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 97.7% against 97.2% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Kiribati ranks 142nd and Marshall Islands ranks 144th 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.