Bangladesh vs Gambia: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water
Bangladesh
98.4%
in 2024
Gambia
95.8%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
77th
Gambia rank
80th
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water over time
- Bangladesh
- Gambia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 98.4% against 95.8% in Gambia, a difference of 2.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Gambia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 77th and Gambia ranks 80th of 117 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of schools with access to basic drinking water, Bangladesh or Gambia?
- Bangladesh, at 98.4% against 95.8% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of schools with access to basic drinking water between Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 2.6%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Gambia rank globally for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Bangladesh ranks 77th and Gambia ranks 80th of 117 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of schools with access to basic drinking water. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%).