Share of the population with access to basic services in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of the population with access to basic services was 39.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to basic services in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 39.2% for share of the population with access to basic services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to basic services in Sierra Leone peaked at 39.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 7.7% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 26.3% | 39.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 201 Guinea-Bissau 43.7% compare
- 202 Papua New Guinea 43.3% compare
- 203 Madagascar 42.5% compare
- 205 Mozambique 36.9% compare
- 206 Liberia 34.9% compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 34.0% compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1247 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8874 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2824 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1314 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1178 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 771.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to basic services in Sierra Leone?
- Share of the population with access to basic services in Sierra Leone was 39.2% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of the population with access to basic services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to basic services rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.