India vs Myanmar: Drinking water services

India

5.68 million people

in 2024

Myanmar

4.98 million people

in 2024

India rank

5th

Myanmar rank

7th

Drinking water services over time

India currently reports 5.68 million people against 4.98 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 706,990 people.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

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

India ranks 5th and Myanmar ranks 7th 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.