Cameroon vs Russia: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Cameroon

242,576 people

in 2024

Russia

218,818 people

in 2024

Cameroon rank

12th

Russia rank

13th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Cameroon currently reports 242,576 people against 218,818 people in Russia, a difference of 23,758 people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

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

Cameroon ranks 12th and Russia ranks 13th 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.