What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau?

3.10 million cubic meters, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Guinea-Bissau: Municipal water withdrawal

Bahamas

31.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

34.10 million cubic meters

in 2023

Bahamas rank

162nd

Guinea-Bissau rank

161st

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Bahamas
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 34.10 million cubic meters against 31.00 million cubic meters in Bahamas, a difference of 3.10 million cubic meters.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 162nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st of 183 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27.08 million cubic meters	30.77 million cubic meters	3.69 million cubic meters	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	30.72 million cubic meters	34.10 million cubic meters	3.38 million cubic meters	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	31.00 million cubic meters	34.10 million cubic meters	3.10 million cubic meters	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Bahamas or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 34.10 million cubic meters against 31.00 million cubic meters in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau?: 3.10 million cubic meters, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Bahamas ranks 162nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Municipal water withdrawal
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 6,389 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.