Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Drinking water services in rural areas

Ghana
1.45 million people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.20 million people
in 2024
Ghana rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
21st

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

  • Ghana
  • Zimbabwe
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1.45 million people against 1.20 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 254,430 people.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.