What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Burundi and Myanmar?

511,770 people, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Myanmar?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Myanmar: People using improved drinking water sources

Burundi

1.92 million people

in 2024

Myanmar

2.43 million people

in 2024

Burundi rank

30th

Myanmar rank

27th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Burundi
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 2.43 million people against 1.92 million people in Burundi, a difference of 511,770 people.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

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

Burundi ranks 30th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.12 million people	7.02 million people	5.90 million people	Myanmar
2010s	1.44 million people	4.35 million people	2.91 million people	Myanmar
2020s	1.52 million people	2.48 million people	964,062 people	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Burundi or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 2.43 million people against 1.92 million people in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Burundi and Myanmar?: 511,770 people, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Myanmar?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Myanmar rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Burundi ranks 30th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 231 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People using improved drinking water sources
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: 231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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