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

124,040 people, with South Sudan ahead.

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

14 years are reported by both, from 2011 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 South Sudan: People using improved drinking water sources

Guinea

1.14 million people

in 2024

South Sudan

1.27 million people

in 2024

Guinea rank

45th

South Sudan rank

42nd

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Guinea
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 1.27 million people against 1.14 million people in Guinea, a difference of 124,040 people.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was South Sudan ahead.

Guinea ranks 45th and South Sudan ranks 42nd of 231 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.41 million people	1.42 million people	14,244 people	South Sudan
2020s	1.22 million people	1.21 million people	7,106 people	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Guinea or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 1.27 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 South Sudan?: 124,040 people, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Sudan?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Guinea ranks 45th and South Sudan ranks 42nd 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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