Somalia vs Yemen: People not using improved drinking water sources
Somalia
3.25 million people
in 2024
Yemen
3.71 million people
in 2024
Somalia rank
27th
Yemen rank
24th
People not using improved drinking water sources over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.71 million people against 3.25 million people in Somalia, a difference of 463,940 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 27th 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 | 5.60 million people | 7.84 million people | 2.23 million people | Yemen |
| 2010s | 4.58 million people | 6.43 million people | 1.85 million people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 3.62 million people | 4.40 million people | 781,180 people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using improved drinking water sources, Somalia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.71 million people against 3.25 million people in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using improved drinking water sources between Somalia and Yemen?
- 463,940 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 not using improved drinking water sources?
- Somalia ranks 27th 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 not 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 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.