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

Mozambique
25.09 million people
in 2024
Uganda
40.96 million people
in 2024
Mozambique rank
15th
Uganda rank
12th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Mozambique
  • Uganda
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M200020122024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 40.96 million people against 25.09 million people in Mozambique, a difference of 15.87 million people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.6 times Mozambique's.

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

Mozambique ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 12th 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.