Cape Verde vs Guyana: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Cape Verde
10,287 people
in 2024
Guyana
14,433 people
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
112th
Guyana rank
109th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 14,433 people against 10,287 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 4,146 people.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.4 times Cape Verde's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 112th and Guyana ranks 109th 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.