Pakistan vs Sudan: Drinking water services in rural areas

Pakistan

2.41 million people

in 2024

Sudan

2.16 million people

in 2024

Pakistan rank

12th

Sudan rank

15th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Pakistan currently reports 2.41 million people against 2.16 million people in Sudan, a difference of 249,440 people.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

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

Pakistan ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 15th 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.