Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Drinking water services
Papua New Guinea
945,195 people
in 2024
Rwanda
1.01 million people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
Rwanda rank
27th
Drinking water services over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.01 million people against 945,195 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 63,785 people.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 27th of 231 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.23 million people | 1.19 million people | 2.05 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.58 million people | 1.15 million people | 1.42 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.36 million people | 1.05 million people | 308,933 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1.01 million people against 945,195 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 63,785 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for drinking water services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 28th 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
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.