Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Drinking water services
Guinea
889,018 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
945,195 people
in 2024
Guinea rank
30th
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
Drinking water services over time
- Guinea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 945,195 people against 889,018 people in Guinea, a difference of 56,177 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 231 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.38 million people | 3.23 million people | 1.86 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.19 million people | 2.58 million people | 1.39 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 967,832 people | 1.36 million people | 392,839 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services, Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 945,195 people against 889,018 people in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services between Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 56,177 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for drinking water services?
- Guinea ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th 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
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.