Cameroon vs Zambia: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Cameroon
3.03 million people
in 2024
Zambia
3.56 million people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
24th
Zambia rank
21st

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

  • Cameroon
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.56 million people against 3.03 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 528,410 people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 21st 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
Last refreshed

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.