Malawi vs Peru: Drinking water services

Malawi

353,212 people

in 2024

Peru

344,189 people

in 2024

Malawi rank

49th

Peru rank

50th

Drinking water services over time

Malawi currently reports 353,212 people against 344,189 people in Peru, a difference of 9,023 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.

Malawi ranks 49th and Peru ranks 50th 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.