Cameroon vs Russia: Drinking water services in rural areas

Cameroon

1.03 million people

in 2024

Russia

913,118 people

in 2007

Cameroon rank

23rd

Russia rank

26th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Cameroon currently reports 1.03 million people against 913,118 people in Russia, a difference of 112,522 people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 23rd and Russia ranks 26th 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.