Bangladesh vs Sierra Leone: Drinking water services
Bangladesh
783,630 people
in 2024
Sierra Leone
749,592 people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
34th
Sierra Leone rank
35th
Drinking water services over time
- Bangladesh
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 783,630 people against 749,592 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 34,038 people.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 231 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.67 million people | 1.68 million people | 996,605 people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.73 million people | 1.34 million people | 388,916 people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 981,695 people | 897,346 people | 84,349 people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services, Bangladesh or Sierra Leone?
- Bangladesh, at 783,630 people against 749,592 people in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services between Bangladesh and Sierra Leone?
- 34,038 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Sierra Leone rank globally for drinking water services?
- Bangladesh ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th 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
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.