Malawi vs Namibia: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Malawi

10,198 people

in 2024

Namibia

8,554 people

in 2024

Malawi rank

45th

Namibia rank

48th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Malawi currently reports 10,198 people against 8,554 people in Namibia, a difference of 1,644 people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

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

Malawi ranks 45th and Namibia ranks 48th 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.