Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kenya: People using at least a basic drinking water source

Democratic Republic of Congo
38.99 million people
in 2024
Kenya
37.02 million people
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
33rd
Kenya rank
34th

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 38.99 million people against 37.02 million people in Kenya, a difference of 1.97 million people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 33rd and Kenya ranks 34th 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.