Congo vs Romania: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Congo
3.19 million people
in 2021
Romania
3.39 million people
in 2024
Congo rank
54th
Romania rank
53rd

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Congo
  • Romania
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200020122024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 3.39 million people against 3.19 million people in Congo, a difference of 198,770 people.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 54th and Romania ranks 53rd of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.