Algeria vs Iraq: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Algeria
14.50 million people
in 2024
Iraq
18.50 million people
in 2024
Algeria rank
28th
Iraq rank
25th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Algeria
  • Iraq
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200020122024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 18.50 million people against 14.50 million people in Algeria, a difference of 4.00 million people.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.

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

Algeria ranks 28th and Iraq ranks 25th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.