Congo vs Turkey: People not using improved drinking water sources

Congo
952,417 people
in 2021
Turkey
859,696 people
in 2024
Congo rank
57th
Turkey rank
59th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Congo
  • Turkey
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 952,417 people against 859,696 people in Turkey, a difference of 92,721 people.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkey ahead.

Congo ranks 57th and Turkey ranks 59th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not 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
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.