Nigeria vs Sudan: Share of the population with access to basic services

Nigeria
62.5%
in 2024
Sudan
66.0%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
182nd
Sudan rank
179th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sudan
203040506070199020072024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 66.0% against 62.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sudan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 182nd and Sudan ranks 179th 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.