Senegal vs Yemen: Share of the population with access to basic services

Senegal

82.9%

in 2024

Yemen

86.3%

in 2024

Senegal rank

167th

Yemen rank

166th

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Senegal
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 86.3% against 82.9% in Senegal, a difference of 3.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Yemen ahead.

Senegal ranks 167th and Yemen ranks 166th of 214 countries.

Individual pages

Share of the population with access to basic services in Senegal
Share of the population with access to basic services in Yemen
Full country ranking

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.