Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Drinking water services

Equatorial Guinea
99,032 people
in 2017
Lesotho
85,696 people
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
65th
Lesotho rank
67th

Drinking water services over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Lesotho
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k200020122024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 99,032 people against 85,696 people in Lesotho, a difference of 13,336 people.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 67th of 231 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 193,162 people 35,602 people 157,560 people Equatorial Guinea
2010s 104,568 people 56,388 people 48,180 people Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services, Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?
Equatorial Guinea, at 99,032 people against 85,696 people in Lesotho as of 2017.
What is the difference in drinking water services between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
13,336 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for drinking water services?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 67th 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.