Democratic Republic of Congo vs Myanmar: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Democratic Republic of Congo

448,001 people

in 2024

Myanmar

452,585 people

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

7th

Myanmar rank

6th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Myanmar currently reports 452,585 people against 448,001 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 4,584 people.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Myanmar ranks 6th 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.