Kenya vs Madagascar: People not using improved drinking water sources

Kenya
14.46 million people
in 2024
Madagascar
12.67 million people
in 2024
Kenya rank
7th
Madagascar rank
9th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 14.46 million people against 12.67 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 1.79 million people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

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

Kenya ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 9th 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.