Angola vs Cameroon: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas

Angola

81.7%

in 2024

Cameroon

81.6%

in 2024

Angola rank

173rd

Cameroon rank

175th

Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas over time

Angola
Cameroon

How they compare

Angola currently reports 81.7% against 81.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Angola ranks 173rd and Cameroon ranks 175th of 188 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas
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: 188 places, 4,631 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.