Saudi Arabia vs Vanuatu: Drinking water services in rural areas

Saudi Arabia

9,357 people

in 2024

Vanuatu

14,835 people

in 2024

Saudi Arabia rank

83rd

Vanuatu rank

81st

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Vanuatu currently reports 14,835 people against 9,357 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 5,478 people.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.6 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd and Vanuatu ranks 81st 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.