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

Sao Tome and Principe

77.7%

in 2024

Solomon Islands

81.5%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe rank

171st

Solomon Islands rank

168th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 81.5% against 77.7% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3.8%.

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

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st and Solomon Islands ranks 168th 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.