Colombia vs Zimbabwe: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Colombia
13.57 million people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
12.40 million people
in 2024
Colombia rank
29th
Zimbabwe rank
31st

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Colombia
  • Zimbabwe
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 13.57 million people against 12.40 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.17 million people.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

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

Colombia ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 31st 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.