Brazil vs Madagascar: People not using safely managed drinking water sources
Brazil
24.12 million people
in 2024
Madagascar
24.91 million people
in 2024
Brazil rank
19th
Madagascar rank
16th
People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time
- Brazil
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 24.91 million people against 24.12 million people in Brazil, a difference of 797,800 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 16th of 163 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.89 million people | 17.06 million people | 23.83 million people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 36.53 million people | 20.98 million people | 15.55 million people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 26.96 million people | 24.05 million people | 2.91 million people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed drinking water sources, Brazil or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 24.91 million people against 24.12 million people in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed drinking water sources between Brazil and Madagascar?
- 797,800 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Madagascar rank globally for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Brazil ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 16th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.