Cameroon vs Russia: Drinking water services

Cameroon

1.27 million people

in 2024

Russia

1.12 million people

in 2007

Cameroon rank

22nd

Russia rank

25th

Drinking water services over time

Cameroon currently reports 1.27 million people against 1.12 million people in Russia, a difference of 143,480 people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 22nd and Russia ranks 25th 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.