Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mexico: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Democratic Republic of Congo
96.30 million people
in 2024
Mexico
74.63 million people
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Mexico rank
7th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Mexico
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M200020122024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 96.30 million people against 74.63 million people in Mexico, a difference of 21.67 million people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 7th 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.