Ghana vs Myanmar: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Ghana
19.64 million people
in 2024
Myanmar
21.95 million people
in 2024
Ghana rank
23rd
Myanmar rank
20th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Ghana
  • Myanmar
010.0M20.0M30.0M200020122024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 21.95 million people against 19.64 million people in Ghana, a difference of 2.31 million people.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 23rd and Myanmar ranks 20th 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.