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

Laos
7.45 million people
in 2024
Rwanda
8.75 million people
in 2024
Laos rank
99th
Rwanda rank
96th

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Laos
  • Rwanda
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020122024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 8.75 million people against 7.45 million people in Laos, a difference of 1.30 million people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 99th and Rwanda ranks 96th of 231 countries.

Individual pages

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.