Mongolia vs Nepal: Drinking water services in rural areas

Mongolia

159,370 people

in 2024

Nepal

130,107 people

in 2024

Mongolia rank

55th

Nepal rank

57th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Mongolia currently reports 159,370 people against 130,107 people in Nepal, a difference of 29,263 people.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

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

Mongolia ranks 55th and Nepal ranks 57th 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.