Rwanda vs Zambia: Drinking water services in rural areas

Rwanda

951,705 people

in 2024

Zambia

1.14 million people

in 2024

Rwanda rank

25th

Zambia rank

22nd

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Zambia currently reports 1.14 million people against 951,705 people in Rwanda, a difference of 186,105 people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

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

Rwanda ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 22nd 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.