Poland vs Rwanda: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Poland
2.79 million people
in 2024
Rwanda
2.17 million people
in 2024
Poland rank
27th
Rwanda rank
30th

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

  • Poland
  • Rwanda
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Poland currently reports 2.79 million people against 2.17 million people in Rwanda, a difference of 623,320 people.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Rwanda ahead.

Poland ranks 27th and Rwanda ranks 30th 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.