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Sub-Saharan Africa
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Mauritius leads People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in 2024 at 100, while Congo, Dem. Rep. sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 14. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.025.049.974.999.9MauritiusMauritius: 10099.9Cabo VerdeCabo Verde: 8686.2ComorosComoros: 8382.9SenegalSenegal: 8180.6MaliMali: 8080.0Gambia, TheGambia, The: 7878.4BotswanaBotswana: 7877.9GhanaGhana: 7676.3EswatiniEswatini: 7474.4NamibiaNamibia: 7474.3Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe: 7373.4South AfricaSouth Africa: 7373.0

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Mauritius 100
2 Cabo Verde 86
3 Comoros 83
4 Senegal 81
5 Mali 80
6 Gambia, The 78
7 Botswana 78
8 Ghana 76
9 Eswatini 74
10 Namibia 74
11 Sao Tome and Principe 73
12 South Africa 73
13 Lesotho 71
14 Liberia 70
15 Malawi 70
16 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 68
17 Nigeria 67
18 Cote d'Ivoire 64
19 Benin 63
20 Guinea 62
21 Burundi 61
22 Sudan 60
23 Mauritania 59
24 Zambia 58
25 Togo 58
26 Sierra Leone 57
27 Uganda 57
28 Cameroon 56
29 Kenya 56
30 Rwanda 56
31 Zimbabwe 54
32 Guinea-Bissau 53
33 Mozambique 52
34 Tanzania 51
35 Gabon 49
36 Ethiopia 47
37 Niger 46
38 Chad 44
39 Madagascar 39
40 Angola 37
41 Burkina Faso 34
42 South Sudan 32
43 Central African Republic 27
44 Congo, Dem. Rep. 14

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in 2024, Mauritius leads with a gap of 14 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 44 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Congo, Dem. Rep. at 14.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.