Benin vs Rwanda: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Benin

61,850 people

in 2024

Rwanda

57,272 people

in 2024

Benin rank

26th

Rwanda rank

28th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Benin currently reports 61,850 people against 57,272 people in Rwanda, a difference of 4,579 people.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Benin ranks 26th and Rwanda ranks 28th 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.