Comoros vs Maldives: Municipal water withdrawal
Comoros
4.80 million cubic meters
in 2023
Maldives
5.60 million cubic meters
in 2023
Comoros rank
183rd
Maldives rank
181st
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Comoros
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 5.60 million cubic meters against 4.80 million cubic meters in Comoros, a difference of 800,000 cubic meters.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Comoros's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 183rd and Maldives ranks 181st of 183 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.80 million cubic meters | 5.98 million cubic meters | 1.18 million cubic meters | Maldives |
| 2000s | 4.80 million cubic meters | 5.87 million cubic meters | 1.07 million cubic meters | Maldives |
| 2010s | 4.80 million cubic meters | 5.60 million cubic meters | 800,000 cubic meters | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.80 million cubic meters | 5.60 million cubic meters | 800,000 cubic meters | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Comoros or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 5.60 million cubic meters against 4.80 million cubic meters in Comoros as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Comoros and Maldives?
- 800,000 cubic meters, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Maldives rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Comoros ranks 183rd and Maldives ranks 181st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.