What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia?

39,674 people, with Mongolia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia?

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.

Kyrgyzstan vs Mongolia: People using improved drinking water sources

Kyrgyzstan

94,320 people

in 2024

Mongolia

133,994 people

in 2024

Kyrgyzstan rank

85th

Mongolia rank

82nd

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 133,994 people against 94,320 people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 39,674 people.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.4 times Kyrgyzstan's.

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

Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th and Mongolia ranks 82nd of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kyrgyzstan	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	189,918 people	267,198 people	77,279 people	Mongolia
2010s	135,495 people	195,186 people	59,690 people	Mongolia
2020s	100,485 people	152,488 people	52,003 people	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Kyrgyzstan or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 133,994 people against 94,320 people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia?: 39,674 people, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th and Mongolia ranks 82nd 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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