Algeria vs Malawi: People not using improved drinking water sources

Algeria
1.34 million people
in 2024
Malawi
1.26 million people
in 2024
Algeria rank
50th
Malawi rank
52nd

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Algeria
  • Malawi
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200020122024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1.34 million people against 1.26 million people in Malawi, a difference of 85,720 people.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Algeria ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 52nd of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not 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
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.