Algeria vs Bangladesh: Drinking water services

Algeria
845,976 people
in 2024
Bangladesh
783,630 people
in 2024
Algeria rank
31st
Bangladesh rank
34th

Drinking water services over time

  • Algeria
  • Bangladesh
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 845,976 people against 783,630 people in Bangladesh, a difference of 62,346 people.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

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

Algeria ranks 31st and Bangladesh ranks 34th of 231 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Bangladesh Difference Ahead
2000s 848,465 people 2.67 million people 1.82 million people Bangladesh
2010s 833,994 people 1.73 million people 899,273 people Bangladesh
2020s 839,544 people 981,695 people 142,151 people Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services, Algeria or Bangladesh?
Algeria, at 845,976 people against 783,630 people in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water services between Algeria and Bangladesh?
62,346 people, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Bangladesh?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Bangladesh rank globally for drinking water services?
Algeria ranks 31st and Bangladesh ranks 34th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drinking water services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services
Unit
people
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
231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.