Algeria vs Lebanon: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Algeria

92.4%

in 2024

Lebanon

92.6%

in 2024

Algeria rank

162nd

Lebanon rank

161st

Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source over time

Algeria
Lebanon

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 92.6% against 92.4% in Algeria, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Algeria ranks 162nd and Lebanon ranks 161st of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source
Unit: %
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: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.