Indonesia vs Mozambique: Drinking water services in rural areas

Indonesia
2.20 million people
in 2024
Mozambique
2.66 million people
in 2024
Indonesia rank
14th
Mozambique rank
11th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

  • Indonesia
  • Mozambique
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 2.66 million people against 2.20 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 467,970 people.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 14th and Mozambique ranks 11th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Mozambique Difference Ahead
2000s 6.57 million people 2.99 million people 3.58 million people Indonesia
2010s 4.08 million people 2.90 million people 1.19 million people Indonesia
2020s 2.37 million people 2.73 million people 368,336 people Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services in rural areas, Indonesia or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 2.66 million people against 2.20 million people in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between Indonesia and Mozambique?
467,970 people, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mozambique?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Mozambique rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
Indonesia ranks 14th and Mozambique ranks 11th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
Last refreshed

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