What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Guinea and Rwanda?

104,640 people, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Rwanda?

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.

Guinea vs Rwanda: People using improved drinking water sources

Guinea

1.14 million people

in 2024

Rwanda

1.25 million people

in 2024

Guinea rank

45th

Rwanda rank

44th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Guinea
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.25 million people against 1.14 million people in Guinea, a difference of 104,640 people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

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

Guinea ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 44th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.55 million people	1.49 million people	54,221 people	Guinea
2010s	1.41 million people	1.44 million people	29,170 people	Rwanda
2020s	1.22 million people	1.30 million people	85,158 people	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Guinea or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 1.25 million people against 1.14 million people in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Guinea and Rwanda?: 104,640 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Rwanda?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Guinea ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 44th 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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