Madagascar vs Mozambique: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Madagascar
24.91 million people
in 2024
Mozambique
25.09 million people
in 2024
Madagascar rank
16th
Mozambique rank
15th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
010.0M20.0M30.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 25.09 million people against 24.91 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 178,400 people.

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

Madagascar ranks 16th and Mozambique ranks 15th 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.