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

Peru
17.30 million people
in 2024
Senegal
13.47 million people
in 2024
Peru rank
27th
Senegal rank
30th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Peru
  • Senegal
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 17.30 million people against 13.47 million people in Senegal, a difference of 3.83 million people.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times Senegal's.

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

Peru ranks 27th and Senegal ranks 30th 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.