Angola vs Madagascar: Drinking water services in rural areas

Angola

2.87 million people

in 2024

Madagascar

2.89 million people

in 2024

Angola rank

9th

Madagascar rank

8th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Madagascar currently reports 2.89 million people against 2.87 million people in Angola, a difference of 24,700 people.

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

Angola ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 178 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services in rural areas
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: 178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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