Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Drinking water services in rural areas

Equatorial Guinea

95,622 people

in 2017

Lesotho

82,624 people

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea rank

62nd

Lesotho rank

63rd

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 95,622 people against 82,624 people in Lesotho, a difference of 12,997 people.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd and Lesotho ranks 63rd 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.