Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Drinking water services in rural areas
Papua New Guinea
887,444 people
in 2024
Rwanda
951,705 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
27th
Rwanda rank
25th
Drinking water services in rural areas over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 951,705 people against 887,444 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 64,261 people.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and Rwanda ranks 25th of 178 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.20 million people | 1.11 million people | 2.08 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.53 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.44 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.31 million people | 991,153 people | 314,094 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services in rural areas, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 951,705 people against 887,444 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 64,261 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and Rwanda ranks 25th 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
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.