Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Sri Lanka
12.26 million people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
12.40 million people
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
33rd
Zimbabwe rank
31st

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zimbabwe
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M200020122024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 12.40 million people against 12.26 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 138,800 people.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 31st 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.