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

Algeria
14.50 million people
in 2024
Malawi
17.72 million people
in 2024
Algeria rank
28th
Malawi rank
26th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

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

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 17.72 million people against 14.50 million people in Algeria, a difference of 3.22 million people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

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

Algeria ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 26th 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
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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.