China vs Democratic Republic of Congo: People in rural areas not using an improved water source
China
30.67 million people
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
38.51 million people
in 2024
China rank
2nd
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time
- China
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 38.51 million people against 30.67 million people in China, a difference of 7.84 million people.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 178 countries.
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About this data
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.