Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas

Benin
75.9%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
78.1%
in 2017
Benin rank
182nd
Equatorial Guinea rank
180th

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

  • Benin
  • Equatorial Guinea
020406080200020122024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 78.1% against 75.9% in Benin, a difference of 2.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 182nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 180th 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

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.