Madagascar vs Turkey: Drinking water usage in urban areas
Madagascar
79,365 people
in 2024
Turkey
86,194 people
in 2024
Madagascar rank
23rd
Turkey rank
22nd
Drinking water usage in urban areas over time
- Madagascar
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 86,194 people against 79,365 people in Madagascar, a difference of 6,829 people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 22nd of 188 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 586,360 people | 36,494 people | 549,867 people | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 476,536 people | 63,782 people | 412,754 people | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 195,991 people | 84,678 people | 111,313 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water usage in urban areas, Madagascar or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 86,194 people against 79,365 people in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water usage in urban areas between Madagascar and Turkey?
- 6,829 people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Turkey?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Turkey rank globally for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Madagascar ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 22nd 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
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.