Benin vs Malawi: Drinking water services in rural areas

Benin

309,081 people

in 2024

Malawi

343,014 people

in 2024

Benin rank

50th

Malawi rank

47th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Malawi currently reports 343,014 people against 309,081 people in Benin, a difference of 33,933 people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 47th 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.