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

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Mauritius leads People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in 2024 at 100, while Congo, Dem. Rep. sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 36. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.025.050.074.999.9MauritiusMauritius: 10099.9SeychellesSeychelles: 9897.7Cabo VerdeCabo Verde: 9292.3BotswanaBotswana: 9291.8South AfricaSouth Africa: 9090.2GhanaGhana: 9089.9GabonGabon: 8988.6SenegalSenegal: 8888.0Gambia, TheGambia, The: 8787.1NamibiaNamibia: 8786.5MaliMali: 8686.4ComorosComoros: 8585.1

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Mauritius 100
2 Seychelles 98
3 Cabo Verde 92
4 Botswana 92
5 South Africa 90
6 Ghana 90
7 Gabon 89
8 Senegal 88
9 Gambia, The 87
10 Namibia 87
11 Mali 86
12 Comoros 85
13 Nigeria 82
14 Eswatini 80
15 Liberia 79
16 Lesotho 78
17 Sao Tome and Principe 78
18 Mauritania 77
19 Cote d'Ivoire 77
20 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 75
21 Guinea 74
22 Zambia 73
23 Malawi 73
24 Cameroon 71
25 Benin 70
26 Sierra Leone 68
27 Angola 68
28 Zimbabwe 67
29 Mozambique 67
30 Burundi 66
31 Kenya 66
32 Sudan 65
33 Togo 65
34 Tanzania 65
35 Uganda 63
36 Guinea-Bissau 62
37 Rwanda 61
38 Ethiopia 56
39 Madagascar 55
40 Niger 53
41 Chad 52
42 Burkina Faso 50
43 South Sudan 40
44 Central African Republic 37
45 Congo, Dem. Rep. 36

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in 2024, Mauritius leads with a gap of 2 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 45 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Congo, Dem. Rep. at 36.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.