Colombia vs Uganda: Drinking water services in rural areas

Colombia

1.83 million people

in 2014

Uganda

1.78 million people

in 2024

Colombia rank

16th

Uganda rank

17th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Colombia currently reports 1.83 million people against 1.78 million people in Uganda, a difference of 57,700 people.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 17th 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.