Myanmar vs Niger: People not using improved drinking water sources

Myanmar
7.41 million people
in 2024
Niger
8.06 million people
in 2024
Myanmar rank
14th
Niger rank
12th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Myanmar
  • Niger
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 8.06 million people against 7.41 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 655,350 people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

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

Myanmar ranks 14th and Niger ranks 12th 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.