China vs Zambia: Drinking water services

China

1.30 million people

in 2024

Zambia

1.19 million people

in 2024

China rank

21st

Zambia rank

24th

Drinking water services over time

China currently reports 1.30 million people against 1.19 million people in Zambia, a difference of 109,200 people.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

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

China ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 24th of 231 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services
Unit: people
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.