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

15,973 people, with Namibia ahead.

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

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 Namibia: People using improved drinking water sources

Kyrgyzstan

94,320 people

in 2024

Namibia

110,293 people

in 2024

Kyrgyzstan rank

85th

Namibia rank

84th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Kyrgyzstan
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 110,293 people against 94,320 people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 15,973 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th and Namibia ranks 84th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kyrgyzstan	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	189,918 people	155,264 people	34,654 people	Kyrgyzstan
2010s	135,495 people	129,819 people	5,676 people	Kyrgyzstan
2020s	100,485 people	115,188 people	14,703 people	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Kyrgyzstan or Namibia?: Namibia, at 110,293 people against 94,320 people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Kyrgyzstan and Namibia?: 15,973 people, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Namibia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Namibia rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th and Namibia ranks 84th 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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