Benin vs Malaysia: Drinking water services in rural areas

Benin

309,081 people

in 2024

Malaysia

179,388 people

in 2007

Benin rank

50th

Malaysia rank

52nd

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Benin currently reports 309,081 people against 179,388 people in Malaysia, a difference of 129,693 people.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.7 times Malaysia's.

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

Benin ranks 50th and Malaysia ranks 52nd 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.