Bangladesh vs Sierra Leone: Drinking water services in rural areas
Bangladesh
628,636 people
in 2024
Sierra Leone
707,883 people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
33rd
Sierra Leone rank
31st
Drinking water services in rural areas over time
- Bangladesh
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 707,883 people against 628,636 people in Bangladesh, a difference of 79,247 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.46 million people | 1.53 million people | 921,661 people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.53 million people | 1.23 million people | 294,592 people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 811,725 people | 835,875 people | 24,150 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services in rural areas, Bangladesh or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 707,883 people against 628,636 people in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between Bangladesh and Sierra Leone?
- 79,247 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Sierra Leone rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Bangladesh ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st 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.