Democratic Republic of Congo vs Tanzania: Drinking water services in rural areas

Democratic Republic of Congo
8.01 million people
in 2024
Tanzania
6.99 million people
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
3rd
Tanzania rank
4th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Tanzania
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020122024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 8.01 million people against 6.99 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 1.03 million people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Tanzania ranks 4th of 178 countries.

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About this data

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
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.