North Korea vs Zimbabwe: Share of the population with access to basic services

North Korea
61.4%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
62.0%
in 2024
North Korea rank
184th
Zimbabwe rank
183rd

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

  • North Korea
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 62.0% against 61.4% in North Korea, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

North Korea ranks 184th and Zimbabwe ranks 183rd 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
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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.