Congo vs Sri Lanka: Drinking water services in rural areas

Congo

359,525 people

in 2021

Sri Lanka

455,386 people

in 2024

Congo rank

45th

Sri Lanka rank

43rd

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Sri Lanka currently reports 455,386 people against 359,525 people in Congo, a difference of 95,861 people.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.

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

Congo ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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.