Benin vs Madagascar: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Benin

61,850 people

in 2024

Madagascar

79,365 people

in 2024

Benin rank

26th

Madagascar rank

23rd

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Madagascar currently reports 79,365 people against 61,850 people in Benin, a difference of 17,515 people.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 188 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water usage in urban 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: 188 places, 4,613 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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