What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Angola and Burkina Faso?

593,310 people, with Angola ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Burkina Faso?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Burkina Faso: People using improved drinking water sources

Angola

4.87 million people

in 2024

Burkina Faso

4.28 million people

in 2024

Angola rank

14th

Burkina Faso rank

15th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Angola
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Angola currently reports 4.87 million people against 4.28 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 593,310 people.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Angola ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.54 million people	3.47 million people	934,763 people	Burkina Faso
2010s	3.64 million people	4.03 million people	395,116 people	Burkina Faso
2020s	4.61 million people	4.30 million people	303,862 people	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Angola or Burkina Faso?: Angola, at 4.87 million people against 4.28 million people in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Angola and Burkina Faso?: 593,310 people, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Burkina Faso?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Angola and Burkina Faso rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Angola ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People using improved drinking water sources
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: 231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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