Cameroon vs Romania: People using at least a basic drinking water source

Cameroon
20.80 million people
in 2024
Romania
19.02 million people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
57th
Romania rank
60th

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Cameroon
  • Romania
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200020122024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 20.80 million people against 19.02 million people in Romania, a difference of 1.78 million people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.

Cameroon ranks 57th and Romania ranks 60th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least a basic drinking water source
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

Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.