China vs Zimbabwe: Drinking water services

China
1.30 million people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.20 million people
in 2024
China rank
21st
Zimbabwe rank
23rd

Drinking water services over time

  • China
  • Zimbabwe
010.0M20.0M30.0M200020122024

How they compare

China currently reports 1.30 million people against 1.20 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 97,160 people.

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

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

China ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 23rd of 231 countries.

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About this data

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