Comoros vs Vanuatu: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services
Comoros
82.9%
in 2024
Vanuatu
83.5%
in 2024
Comoros rank
115th
Vanuatu rank
114th
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services over time
- Comoros
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 83.5% against 82.9% in Comoros, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 115th and Vanuatu ranks 114th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 82.2% | 4.2% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 82.9% | 1.8% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 83.4% | 0.1% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services, Comoros or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 83.5% against 82.9% in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services between Comoros and Vanuatu?
- 0.6%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Vanuatu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Vanuatu rank globally for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Comoros ranks 115th and Vanuatu ranks 114th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.