Access to basic services, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Access to basic services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
168
Highest
111.22 % change on previous year
Papua New Guinea
Lowest
-9.17 % change on previous year
Mali
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
34
1991–2024
Data points
6,485
What the numbers show
Access to basic services, annual growth rate is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 111.22 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea; the lowest is -9.17 % change on previous year in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 2.53 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 6,499.0%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 1,873.1%).
Access to basic services, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 111.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,499.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Burundi | 73.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,956.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 56.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Rwanda | 12.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Senegal | 11.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Chad | 11.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 10.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Angola | 8.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 151.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Tanzania | 8.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Somalia | 8.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,297.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Madagascar | 7.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Liberia | 7.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 280.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Uganda | 7.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 15 | North Korea | 6.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 16 | Vanuatu | 6.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Djibouti | 6.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,098.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Niger | 5.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Lesotho | 5.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Libya | 5.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 376.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Botswana | 5.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Guinea | 5.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Haiti | 5.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Zambia | 4.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 166.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Myanmar | 4.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Namibia | 4.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Cambodia | 4.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Nepal | 4.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Mauritania | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Benin | 3.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 302.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Eswatini | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Congo | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Yemen | 3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Togo | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Gambia | 3.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 247.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Ghana | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Mozambique | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Micronesia (country) | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Nigeria | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Comoros | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Kiribati | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Eritrea | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Grenada | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Gabon | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Kenya | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Syria | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 560.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.6906 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Indonesia | 0.503 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 0.453 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 0.4069 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 286.6% | volatile |
| 57 | India | 0.402 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Peru | 0.3119 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Solomon Islands | 0.246 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Colombia | 0.2026 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Vietnam | 0.2004 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Pakistan | 0.1046 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Mexico | 0.1003 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Aruba | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Armenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Belarus | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Curacao | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Cayman Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Georgia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Gibraltar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | South Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Laos | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Macao | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Moldova | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Nauru | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Oman | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Palau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Puerto Rico | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Palestine | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Russia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Turkey | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Tajikistan | -0.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 199.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Dominican Republic | -0.1004 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 198.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Honduras | -0.1046 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Costa Rica | -0.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Ecuador | -0.2026 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Cape Verde | -0.2028 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Suriname | -0.6024 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Mongolia | -0.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Chile | -1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 349.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Panama | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 154.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Argentina | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 327.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Equatorial Guinea | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,873.1% | volatile |
| 206 | Marshall Islands | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 524.2% | volatile |
| 207 | Bolivia | -3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 673.9% | volatile |
| 208 | Philippines | -3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 224.2% | volatile |
| 209 | Fiji | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 361.9% | volatile |
| 210 | Sao Tome and Principe | -4.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.0% | volatile |
| 211 | East Timor | -5.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 205.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Guyana | -5.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 670.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Guatemala | -9.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 208.3% | volatile |
| 214 | Mali | -9.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 265.1% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Access to basic services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Access to basic services Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Access to basic services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.