Namibia vs Sudan: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita

Namibia
93.5%
in 2024
Sudan
93.7%
in 2024
Namibia rank
180th
Sudan rank
178th

Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Namibia
  • Sudan
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 93.7% against 93.5% in Namibia, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Namibia ranks 180th and Sudan ranks 178th of 231 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 85.7% 67.9% 17.8% Namibia
2010s 90.1% 80.5% 9.6% Namibia
2020s 92.8% 91.0% 1.9% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita, Namibia or Sudan?
Sudan, at 93.7% against 93.5% in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita between Namibia and Sudan?
0.2%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sudan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Sudan rank globally for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
Namibia ranks 180th and Sudan ranks 178th 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

Indicator
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
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
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.