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

321,750 people, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali 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.

Mali vs Myanmar: People using improved drinking water sources

Mali

2.11 million people

in 2024

Myanmar

2.43 million people

in 2024

Mali rank

29th

Myanmar rank

27th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Mali
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 2.43 million people against 2.11 million people in Mali, a difference of 321,750 people.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Myanmar ahead.

Mali ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.60 million people	7.02 million people	2.42 million people	Myanmar
2010s	3.74 million people	4.35 million people	603,524 people	Myanmar
2020s	2.53 million people	2.48 million people	55,190 people	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Mali or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 2.43 million people against 2.11 million people in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Mali and Myanmar?: 321,750 people, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Myanmar?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mali and Myanmar rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Mali ranks 29th 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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About this data

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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