Canada vs Gambia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Canada
1.24 million people
in 2024
Gambia
1.43 million people
in 2024
Canada rank
68th
Gambia rank
66th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Canada
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.43 million people against 1.24 million people in Canada, a difference of 194,390 people.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 68th and Gambia ranks 66th 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.