Cameroon vs Guinea: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Cameroon

13.7%

in 2024

Guinea

13.8%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

33rd

Guinea rank

32nd

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Cameroon
Guinea

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 13.8% against 13.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Cameroon ranks 33rd and Guinea ranks 32nd 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: 07 August 2026

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.