Brazil vs Indonesia: Drinking water services in rural areas

Brazil

2.27 million people

in 2016

Indonesia

2.20 million people

in 2024

Brazil rank

13th

Indonesia rank

14th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Brazil currently reports 2.27 million people against 2.20 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 76,900 people.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 13th and Indonesia ranks 14th 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.