Libya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of the population with access to basic services

Libya

77.4%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

77.7%

in 2024

Libya rank

172nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

171st

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Libya
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 77.7% against 77.4% in Libya, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Libya ranks 172nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st 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.