Somalia vs Togo: Drinking water services in rural areas

Somalia
542,348 people
in 2024
Togo
559,167 people
in 2024
Somalia rank
37th
Togo rank
35th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

  • Somalia
  • Togo
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How they compare

Togo currently reports 559,167 people against 542,348 people in Somalia, a difference of 16,819 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 37th and Togo ranks 35th of 178 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Togo Difference Ahead
2000s 1.68 million people 1.16 million people 517,473 people Somalia
2010s 1.21 million people 930,214 people 276,827 people Somalia
2020s 713,215 people 649,720 people 63,495 people Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services in rural areas, Somalia or Togo?
Togo, at 559,167 people against 542,348 people in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between Somalia and Togo?
16,819 people, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Togo?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Togo rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
Somalia ranks 37th and Togo ranks 35th 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

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

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.