Cambodia vs Malawi: People not using improved drinking water sources

Cambodia
1.39 million people
in 2024
Malawi
1.26 million people
in 2024
Cambodia rank
49th
Malawi rank
52nd

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Cambodia
  • Malawi
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 1.39 million people against 1.26 million people in Malawi, a difference of 130,970 people.

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

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

Cambodia ranks 49th 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.