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
0500.0k1.0M1.5M200020122024

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

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.