Malawi vs Niger: People using at least a basic drinking water source

Malawi
15.82 million people
in 2024
Niger
14.44 million people
in 2024
Malawi rank
66th
Niger rank
69th

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Malawi
  • Niger
5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 15.82 million people against 14.44 million people in Niger, a difference of 1.38 million people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

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

Malawi ranks 66th and Niger ranks 69th 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.