Russia vs Rwanda: Drinking water services in rural areas

Russia

913,118 people

in 2007

Rwanda

951,705 people

in 2024

Russia rank

26th

Rwanda rank

25th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Rwanda currently reports 951,705 people against 913,118 people in Russia, a difference of 38,587 people.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 26th and Rwanda ranks 25th 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.