Benin vs Peru: Drinking water services in rural areas

Benin

309,081 people

in 2024

Peru

326,080 people

in 2024

Benin rank

50th

Peru rank

49th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Peru currently reports 326,080 people against 309,081 people in Benin, a difference of 16,999 people.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 50th and Peru ranks 49th of 178 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services in rural areas
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: 178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.