Equatorial Guinea vs Namibia: Drinking water services in rural areas

Equatorial Guinea
95,622 people
in 2017
Namibia
79,040 people
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
62nd
Namibia rank
64th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Namibia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k200020122024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 95,622 people against 79,040 people in Namibia, a difference of 16,582 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd and Namibia ranks 64th of 178 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 164,710 people 121,318 people 43,392 people Equatorial Guinea
2010s 97,671 people 99,707 people 2,036 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services in rural areas, Equatorial Guinea or Namibia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 95,622 people against 79,040 people in Namibia as of 2017.
What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
16,582 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Namibia rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd and Namibia ranks 64th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
Last refreshed

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