India vs Myanmar: Drinking water services in rural areas

India
4.82 million people
in 2024
Myanmar
4.52 million people
in 2024
India rank
5th
Myanmar rank
7th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

  • India
  • Myanmar
4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M200020122024

How they compare

India currently reports 4.82 million people against 4.52 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 301,440 people.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

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

India ranks 5th and Myanmar ranks 7th of 178 countries.

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About this data

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