Chile vs Malaysia: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Chile

31,242 people

in 2024

Malaysia

25,346 people

in 2024

Chile rank

35th

Malaysia rank

38th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Chile currently reports 31,242 people against 25,346 people in Malaysia, a difference of 5,896 people.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

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

Chile ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 38th 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.