Somalia vs Turkey: Drinking water usage in urban areas
Somalia
108,049 people
in 2024
Turkey
86,194 people
in 2024
Somalia rank
20th
Turkey rank
22nd
Drinking water usage in urban areas over time
- Somalia
- Turkey
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 108,049 people against 86,194 people in Turkey, a difference of 21,855 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Turkey's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 22nd of 188 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54,349 people | 36,494 people | 17,856 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 78,374 people | 63,782 people | 14,592 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 101,526 people | 84,678 people | 16,848 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water usage in urban areas, Somalia or Turkey?
- Somalia, at 108,049 people against 86,194 people in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water usage in urban areas between Somalia and Turkey?
- 21,855 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Turkey?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Turkey rank globally for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Somalia ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 22nd of 188 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 usage in urban 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.