Cameroon vs Guinea: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
86.3%
in 2024
Guinea
86.2%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
199th
Guinea rank
200th
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 86.3% against 86.2% in Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 199th and Guinea ranks 200th of 231 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.5% | 68.1% | 0.6% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 77.5% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 84.4% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita, Cameroon or Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 86.3% against 86.2% in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 199th and Guinea ranks 200th of 231 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.