Haiti vs Rwanda: People using at least a basic drinking water source

Haiti
8.63 million people
in 2024
Rwanda
8.75 million people
in 2024
Haiti rank
97th
Rwanda rank
96th

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Haiti
  • Rwanda
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020122024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 8.75 million people against 8.63 million people in Haiti, a difference of 121,280 people.

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

Haiti ranks 97th and Rwanda ranks 96th of 231 countries.

Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 5.33 million people 4.56 million people 769,836 people Haiti
2010s 6.99 million people 6.46 million people 532,815 people Haiti
2020s 8.28 million people 8.23 million people 48,550 people Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least a basic drinking water source, Haiti or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 8.75 million people against 8.63 million people in Haiti as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least a basic drinking water source between Haiti and Rwanda?
121,280 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Rwanda?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Haiti and Rwanda rank globally for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
Haiti ranks 97th and Rwanda ranks 96th 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.