Malaysia vs Nepal: Drinking water services

Malaysia

195,999 people

in 2007

Nepal

163,763 people

in 2024

Malaysia rank

56th

Nepal rank

59th

Drinking water services over time

Malaysia currently reports 195,999 people against 163,763 people in Nepal, a difference of 32,236 people.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 56th and Nepal ranks 59th 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.