Share of the population with access to basic services in Comoros
Comoros: Share of the population with access to basic services was 91.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to basic services in Comoros, 1996–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with access to basic services in Comoros is 91.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to basic services in Comoros peaked at 91.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 1996.
Comoros ranks 158th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.5% | 28.9% | 37.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 39.8% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 69.3% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 85.6% | 91.7% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Comoros
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3401 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0329 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5349 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7794 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4535 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Consumer price index 157.9 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to basic services in Comoros?
- Share of the population with access to basic services in Comoros was 91.7% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 1996.
- How does Comoros rank for share of the population with access to basic services?
- Comoros ranks 158th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to basic services rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.