Cameroon vs Uganda: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources

Cameroon
86.31
in 2024
Uganda
86.11
in 2024
Cameroon rank
199th
Uganda rank
202nd

Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Cameroon
  • Uganda
020406080200020122024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 86.31 against 86.11 in Uganda, a difference of 0.2.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 199th and Uganda ranks 202nd of 231 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 67.46 66.15 1.31 Cameroon
2010s 77.81 76.84 0.9677 Cameroon
2020s 84.63 84.25 0.3828 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population using improved drinking water sources, Cameroon or Uganda?
Cameroon, at 86.31 against 86.11 in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of population using improved drinking water sources between Cameroon and Uganda?
0.2, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
Cameroon ranks 199th and Uganda ranks 202nd of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cameroon vs Uganda: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-population-using-improved-drinking-water-sources/cameroon/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-population-using-improved-drinking-water-sources/cameroon/uganda/">Cameroon vs Uganda: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
292 places, 7,105 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed