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

Kenya
25.6%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
24.4%
in 2024
Kenya rank
9th
Sierra Leone rank
11th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Kenya
  • Sierra Leone
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 25.6% against 24.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.2%.

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

Kenya ranks 9th 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
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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.