Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Share of the population with access to basic services
Papua New Guinea
43.3%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
39.2%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
202nd
Sierra Leone rank
204th
Share of the population with access to basic services over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 43.3% against 39.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd and Sierra Leone ranks 204th of 214 countries.
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About this data
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.