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

Rwanda
2.17 million people
in 2024
Somalia
2.34 million people
in 2024
Rwanda rank
30th
Somalia rank
29th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Somalia
02.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 2.34 million people against 2.17 million people in Rwanda, a difference of 172,050 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 30th and Somalia ranks 29th 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.