Algeria vs Papua New Guinea: Drinking water services

Algeria
845,976 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
945,195 people
in 2024
Algeria rank
31st
Papua New Guinea rank
28th

Drinking water services over time

  • Algeria
  • Papua New Guinea
1.0M2.0M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 945,195 people against 845,976 people in Algeria, a difference of 99,219 people.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 231 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 848,465 people 3.23 million people 2.39 million people Papua New Guinea
2010s 833,994 people 2.58 million people 1.74 million people Papua New Guinea
2020s 839,544 people 1.36 million people 521,127 people Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services, Algeria or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 945,195 people against 845,976 people in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water services between Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
99,219 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for drinking water services?
Algeria ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th 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.