Access to basic services in Gambia
Gambia: Access to basic services was 69 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to basic services in Gambia, 1993–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to basic services in Gambia is 69, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Gambia peaked at 69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.7, in 1993.
That places Gambia 178th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to basic services in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 17.7 | — |
| 1994 | 18.25 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 19.92 | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 21.59 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 23.26 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 24.92 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 26.57 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 34.3 | +29.1% |
| 2001 | 29.9 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 31.5 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 27.8 | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 34.8 | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 30.5 | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 38.1 | +24.9% |
| 2007 | 39.8 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 41.5 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 43.2 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 46.8 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 48.3 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 49.9 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 51.5 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 53 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 54.7 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 56.4 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 56.2 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 60.3 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 62.1 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 62.2 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 63.7 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 65.4 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 66.9 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 69 | +3.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 69 is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.7, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 69 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to basic services in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +29.1% | 26.57 | 34.3 |
| 2004 | +25.2% | 27.8 | 34.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.74 | 17.7 | 26.57 | 7 |
| 2000s | 35.14 | 27.8 | 43.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.92 | 46.8 | 62.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.44 | 62.2 | 69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Gambia?
- Access to basic services in Gambia was 69 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 69 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7 in 1993.
- How does Gambia rank for access to basic services?
- Gambia ranks 178th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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