Algeria vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Algeria

311,575 people

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

448,001 people

in 2024

Algeria rank

9th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

7th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 448,001 people against 311,575 people in Algeria, a difference of 136,426 people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Algeria's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th of 188 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water usage in urban 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: 188 places, 4,613 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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