Cote d'Ivoire vs Rwanda: Drinking water services

Cote d'Ivoire
943,025 people
in 2024
Rwanda
1.01 million people
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
29th
Rwanda rank
27th

Drinking water services over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.01 million people against 943,025 people in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 65,955 people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 29th and Rwanda ranks 27th of 231 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 1.12 million people 1.19 million people 70,511 people Rwanda
2010s 1.04 million people 1.15 million people 116,033 people Rwanda
2020s 968,656 people 1.05 million people 83,082 people Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services, Cote d'Ivoire or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 1.01 million people against 943,025 people in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water services between Cote d'Ivoire and Rwanda?
65,955 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Rwanda?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Rwanda rank globally for drinking water services?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 29th and Rwanda ranks 27th 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.