Madagascar vs Romania: People using at least a basic drinking water source

Madagascar
17.69 million people
in 2024
Romania
19.02 million people
in 2024
Madagascar rank
62nd
Romania rank
60th

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Madagascar
  • Romania
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200020122024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 19.02 million people against 17.69 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 1.33 million people.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 60th 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
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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.