Mexico vs Philippines: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Mexico
74.63 million people
in 2024
Philippines
59.68 million people
in 2024
Mexico rank
7th
Philippines rank
9th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Mexico
  • Philippines
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 74.63 million people against 59.68 million people in Philippines, a difference of 14.96 million people.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Philippines's.

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

Mexico ranks 7th and Philippines ranks 9th 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.