Germany vs Philippines: People using at least a basic drinking water source

Germany
84.55 million people
in 2024
Philippines
111.05 million people
in 2024
Germany rank
16th
Philippines rank
13th

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Germany
  • Philippines
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M200020122024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 111.05 million people against 84.55 million people in Germany, a difference of 26.49 million people.

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

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

Germany ranks 16th and Philippines ranks 13th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least a basic drinking water source
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
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.