Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of)

Afghanistan
66.5%
in 2017
Sierra Leone
70.3%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
85th
Sierra Leone rank
83rd

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sierra Leone
020406080200020082017

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 70.3% against 66.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 97 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 56.3% 57.5% 1.2% Sierra Leone
2010s 62.5% 66.0% 3.5% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic drinking water services (% of), Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 70.3% against 66.5% in Afghanistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
3.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Afghanistan ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed