Sierra Leone vs Yemen: Drinking water services
Sierra Leone
749,592 people
in 2024
Yemen
825,460 people
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
35th
Yemen rank
32nd
Drinking water services over time
- Sierra Leone
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 825,460 people against 749,592 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 75,868 people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 35th and Yemen ranks 32nd of 231 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 million people | 1.21 million people | 460,307 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.34 million people | 1.10 million people | 243,156 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 897,346 people | 889,611 people | 7,735 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services, Sierra Leone or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 825,460 people against 749,592 people in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services between Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 75,868 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Yemen rank globally for drinking water services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 35th and Yemen ranks 32nd 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.