Sierra Leone vs Yemen: Drinking water services in rural areas
Sierra Leone
707,883 people
in 2024
Yemen
825,460 people
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
31st
Yemen rank
29th
Drinking water services in rural areas over time
- Sierra Leone
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 825,460 people against 707,883 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 117,577 people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 29th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.53 million people | 1.14 million people | 389,027 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.23 million people | 1.05 million people | 178,231 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 835,875 people | 884,048 people | 48,173 people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services in rural areas, Sierra Leone or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 825,460 people against 707,883 people in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 117,577 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Yemen rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Sierra Leone ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 29th 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.