Canada vs Gabon: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Canada
110,386 people
in 2024
Gabon
88,247 people
in 2024
Canada rank
85th
Gabon rank
87th

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

  • Canada
  • Gabon
050.0k100.0k150.0k200020122024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 110,386 people against 88,247 people in Gabon, a difference of 22,139 people.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Gabon's.

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

Canada ranks 85th and Gabon ranks 87th 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.