Democratic Republic of Congo vs Tanzania: Drinking water services

Democratic Republic of Congo

8.46 million people

in 2024

Tanzania

7.51 million people

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Tanzania rank

4th

Drinking water services over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 8.46 million people against 7.51 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 951,530 people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Tanzania ranks 4th 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.