Benin vs Sierra Leone: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Benin
23.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
24.4%
in 2024
Benin rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
11th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Benin
  • Sierra Leone
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 24.4% against 23.0% in Benin, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources
Unit
%
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
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion 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.