Iran vs Ukraine: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Iran
5.12 million people
in 2024
Ukraine
4.59 million people
in 2024
Iran rank
44th
Ukraine rank
47th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Iran
  • Ukraine
5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M17.5M200020122024

How they compare

Iran currently reports 5.12 million people against 4.59 million people in Ukraine, a difference of 523,550 people.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

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

Iran ranks 44th and Ukraine ranks 47th 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.