Afghanistan vs Brazil: Drinking water services in rural areas
Afghanistan
2.72 million people
in 2024
Brazil
2.27 million people
in 2016
Afghanistan rank
10th
Brazil rank
13th
Drinking water services in rural areas over time
- Afghanistan
- Brazil
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.72 million people against 2.27 million people in Brazil, a difference of 446,930 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 13th of 178 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.68 million people | 1.50 million people | 3.18 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.36 million people | 2.30 million people | 2.06 million 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 Brazil?
- Afghanistan, at 2.72 million people against 2.27 million people in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between Afghanistan and Brazil?
- 446,930 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Brazil?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Afghanistan and Brazil rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 13th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.