Democratic Republic of Congo vs South Sudan: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Democratic Republic of Congo

35.7%

in 2024

South Sudan

39.7%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

231st

South Sudan rank

229th

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

Democratic Republic of Congo
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 39.7% against 35.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 4.1%.

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

Across all 14 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 231st and South Sudan ranks 229th 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.