Cameroon vs China: Drinking water services

Cameroon

1.27 million people

in 2024

China

1.30 million people

in 2024

Cameroon rank

22nd

China rank

21st

Drinking water services over time

China currently reports 1.30 million people against 1.27 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 26,950 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.

Cameroon ranks 22nd and China ranks 21st of 231 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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