Afghanistan vs Angola: Drinking water services in rural areas
Afghanistan
2.72 million people
in 2024
Angola
2.87 million people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
10th
Angola rank
9th
Drinking water services in rural areas over time
- Afghanistan
- Angola
How they compare
Angola currently reports 2.87 million people against 2.72 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 148,880 people.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Angola ranks 9th of 178 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Angola | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.68 million people | 4.25 million people | 428,709 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.20 million people | 3.77 million people | 435,521 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.13 million people | 3.10 million people | 35,362 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services in rural areas, Afghanistan or Angola?
- Angola, at 2.87 million people against 2.72 million people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between Afghanistan and Angola?
- 148,880 people, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Angola?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Angola rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Angola ranks 9th of 178 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 in rural areas. 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.