Congo vs Liberia: Drinking water services in rural areas

Congo

359,525 people

in 2021

Liberia

464,195 people

in 2024

Congo rank

45th

Liberia rank

42nd

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Liberia currently reports 464,195 people against 359,525 people in Congo, a difference of 104,670 people.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 45th and Liberia ranks 42nd 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.