Angola vs Cameroon: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Angola

68.0%

in 2024

Cameroon

71.4%

in 2024

Angola rank

210th

Cameroon rank

207th

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

Angola
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 71.4% against 68.0% in Angola, a difference of 3.4%.

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

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

Angola ranks 210th and Cameroon ranks 207th 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.