Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kiribati: Drinking water service usage

Democratic Republic of Congo

11.9%

in 2024

Kiribati

15.1%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

159th

Kiribati rank

157th

Drinking water service usage over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Kiribati

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 15.1% against 11.9% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 159th and Kiribati ranks 157th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Drinking water service usage
Unit: %
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.