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

Madagascar
24.91 million people
in 2024
Nepal
24.76 million people
in 2024
Madagascar rank
16th
Nepal rank
17th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nepal
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M200020122024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 24.91 million people against 24.76 million people in Nepal, a difference of 152,300 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.

Madagascar ranks 16th and Nepal ranks 17th 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.