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

Philippines
59.68 million people
in 2024
Uganda
40.96 million people
in 2024
Philippines rank
9th
Uganda rank
12th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Philippines
  • Uganda
020.0M40.0M60.0M200020122024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 59.68 million people against 40.96 million people in Uganda, a difference of 18.71 million people.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.5 times Uganda's.

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

Philippines ranks 9th 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
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.