Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Share using safely managed drinking water

Central African Republic

6.2%

in 2024

Sierra Leone

10.9%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

163rd

Sierra Leone rank

160th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Central African Republic
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 10.9% against 6.2% in Central African Republic, a difference of 4.7%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.8 times Central African Republic's.

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

Central African Republic ranks 163rd and Sierra Leone ranks 160th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share using safely managed drinking water
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: 163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.