Kenya vs Pakistan: People not using improved drinking water sources

Kenya
14.46 million people
in 2024
Pakistan
12.20 million people
in 2024
Kenya rank
7th
Pakistan rank
10th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

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

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 14.46 million people against 12.20 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 2.26 million people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

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

Kenya ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 10th 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.