Bolivia vs Congo: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Bolivia
742,511 people
in 2024
Congo
850,757 people
in 2021
Bolivia rank
55th
Congo rank
53rd

People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time

  • Bolivia
  • Congo
0500.0k1.0M1.5M200020122024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 850,757 people against 742,511 people in Bolivia, a difference of 108,246 people.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 55th and Congo ranks 53rd of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas not using an improved water source
Unit
people
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
178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.