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

455,040 people, with Yemen ahead.

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

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.

Myanmar vs Yemen: People using improved drinking water sources

Myanmar

2.43 million people

in 2024

Yemen

2.89 million people

in 2024

Myanmar rank

27th

Yemen rank

24th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Myanmar
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 2.89 million people against 2.43 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 455,040 people.

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

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

Myanmar ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 24th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.02 million people	6.62 million people	398,370 people	Myanmar
2010s	4.35 million people	5.33 million people	977,252 people	Yemen
2020s	2.48 million people	3.51 million people	1.03 million people	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Myanmar or Yemen?: Yemen, at 2.89 million people against 2.43 million people in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Myanmar and Yemen?: 455,040 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Yemen?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Yemen rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Myanmar ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 24th 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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