How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?

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.

Benin vs Somalia: People using improved drinking water sources

Benin

2.95 million people

in 2024

Somalia

2.60 million people

in 2024

Benin rank

23rd

Somalia rank

26th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Benin
Somalia

How they compare

Benin currently reports 2.95 million people against 2.60 million people in Somalia, a difference of 355,010 people.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

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

Benin ranks 23rd and Somalia ranks 26th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.68 million people	3.87 million people	2.19 million people	Somalia
2010s	2.28 million people	3.29 million people	1.02 million people	Somalia
2020s	2.80 million people	2.80 million people	2,876 people	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Benin or Somalia?: Benin, at 2.95 million people against 2.60 million people in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Benin and Somalia?: 355,010 people, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Benin and Somalia rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Benin ranks 23rd and Somalia ranks 26th 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

Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.