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

Nigeria

62.5%

in 2024

Zimbabwe

62.0%

in 2024

Nigeria rank

182nd

Zimbabwe rank

183rd

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Nigeria
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 62.5% against 62.0% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 182nd 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
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.