Madagascar vs Myanmar: Drinking water services in rural areas

Madagascar
2.89 million people
in 2024
Myanmar
4.52 million people
in 2024
Madagascar rank
8th
Myanmar rank
7th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

  • Madagascar
  • Myanmar
02.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 4.52 million people against 2.89 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 1.63 million people.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.6 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 8th 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.