Malawi vs Peru: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Malawi
17.72 million people
in 2024
Peru
17.30 million people
in 2024
Malawi rank
26th
Peru rank
27th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Malawi
  • Peru
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200020122024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 17.72 million people against 17.30 million people in Peru, a difference of 413,500 people.

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

Malawi ranks 26th and Peru ranks 27th 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.