Cameroon vs Rwanda: Drinking water services in rural areas

Cameroon

1.03 million people

in 2024

Rwanda

951,705 people

in 2024

Cameroon rank

23rd

Rwanda rank

25th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Cameroon currently reports 1.03 million people against 951,705 people in Rwanda, a difference of 73,935 people.

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

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

Cameroon ranks 23rd and Rwanda ranks 25th 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.