Somalia vs Yemen: People using improved drinking water sources
Somalia
2.60 million people
in 2024
Yemen
2.89 million people
in 2024
Somalia rank
26th
Yemen rank
24th
People using improved drinking water sources over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.89 million people against 2.60 million people in Somalia, a difference of 288,870 people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th of 231 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.87 million people | 6.62 million people | 2.75 million people | Yemen |
| 2010s | 3.29 million people | 5.33 million people | 2.03 million people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 2.80 million people | 3.51 million people | 706,308 people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Somalia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.89 million people against 2.60 million people in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Somalia and Yemen?
- 288,870 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Somalia ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th 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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About this data
Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.