Iran vs Mongolia: People not using improved drinking water sources

Iran
234,152 people
in 2024
Mongolia
293,365 people
in 2024
Iran rank
81st
Mongolia rank
78th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Iran
  • Mongolia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M200020122024

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 293,365 people against 234,152 people in Iran, a difference of 59,213 people.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.

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

Iran ranks 81st and Mongolia ranks 78th 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
Last refreshed

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.