Rwanda vs Tanzania: People using at least basic drinking water services

Rwanda

61.4%

in 2024

Tanzania

64.6%

in 2024

Rwanda rank

204th

Tanzania rank

201st

People using at least basic drinking water services over time

Rwanda
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 64.6% against 61.4% in Rwanda, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Globally, Rwanda ranks 204th and Tanzania ranks 201st of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 6,373 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.