Indonesia vs Madagascar: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Indonesia
97,336 people
in 2024
Madagascar
79,365 people
in 2024
Indonesia rank
21st
Madagascar rank
23rd

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

  • Indonesia
  • Madagascar
0200.0k400.0k600.0k200020122024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 97,336 people against 79,365 people in Madagascar, a difference of 17,971 people.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 188 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Madagascar Difference Ahead
2000s 573,027 people 586,360 people 13,334 people Madagascar
2010s 365,282 people 476,536 people 111,254 people Madagascar
2020s 120,392 people 195,991 people 75,599 people Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water usage in urban areas, Indonesia or Madagascar?
Indonesia, at 97,336 people against 79,365 people in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water usage in urban areas between Indonesia and Madagascar?
17,971 people, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Madagascar?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Madagascar rank globally for drinking water usage in urban areas?
Indonesia ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drinking water usage in urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

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