Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Drinking water services in rural areas
Afghanistan
2.72 million people
in 2024
Madagascar
2.89 million people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
10th
Madagascar rank
8th
Drinking water services in rural areas over time
- Afghanistan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.89 million people against 2.72 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 173,580 people.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 178 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.68 million people | 5.45 million people | 769,308 people | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 4.20 million people | 4.50 million people | 300,507 people | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 3.13 million people | 3.29 million people | 152,654 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services in rural areas, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.89 million people against 2.72 million people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 173,580 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.