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

Guyana
14,433 people
in 2024
Oman
12,302 people
in 2024
Guyana rank
109th
Oman rank
111th

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

  • Guyana
  • Oman
20.0k40.0k60.0k200020122024

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 14,433 people against 12,302 people in Oman, a difference of 2,131 people.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Oman's.

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

Guyana ranks 109th and Oman ranks 111th 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.