Cambodia vs Cameroon: Drinking water services in rural areas

Cambodia

994,424 people

in 2024

Cameroon

1.03 million people

in 2024

Cambodia rank

24th

Cameroon rank

23rd

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Cameroon currently reports 1.03 million people against 994,424 people in Cambodia, a difference of 31,216 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 24th and Cameroon ranks 23rd 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.