Chad vs Ghana: Drinking water services in rural areas

Chad

1.41 million people

in 2024

Ghana

1.45 million people

in 2024

Chad rank

19th

Ghana rank

18th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Ghana currently reports 1.45 million people against 1.41 million people in Chad, a difference of 43,670 people.

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

Chad ranks 19th and Ghana ranks 18th 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.