Afghanistan vs Mozambique: Drinking water services
Afghanistan
2.72 million people
in 2024
Mozambique
2.84 million people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
Mozambique rank
10th
Drinking water services over time
- Afghanistan
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 2.84 million people against 2.72 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 119,080 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 10th of 231 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.05 million people | 3.25 million people | 1.80 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.43 million people | 3.15 million people | 1.28 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.15 million people | 2.93 million people | 217,588 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services, Afghanistan or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 2.84 million people against 2.72 million people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services between Afghanistan and Mozambique?
- 119,080 people, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for drinking water services?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 10th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drinking water services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.