Gambia vs Namibia: People not using improved drinking water sources

Gambia
192,819 people
in 2024
Namibia
197,887 people
in 2024
Gambia rank
84th
Namibia rank
83rd

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Gambia
  • Namibia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k200020122024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 197,887 people against 192,819 people in Gambia, a difference of 5,068 people.

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

Gambia ranks 84th and Namibia ranks 83rd 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.