How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Qatar?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mongolia vs Qatar: People using at least a basic drinking water source

Mongolia

2.99 million people

in 2024

Qatar

3.05 million people

in 2024

Mongolia rank

133rd

Qatar rank

131st

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

Mongolia
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 3.05 million people against 2.99 million people in Mongolia, a difference of 55,910 people.

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

Mongolia ranks 133rd and Qatar ranks 131st of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.75 million people	956,276 people	795,850 people	Mongolia
2010s	2.33 million people	2.30 million people	36,983 people	Mongolia
2020s	2.86 million people	2.91 million people	45,058 people	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least a basic drinking water source, Mongolia or Qatar?: Qatar, at 3.05 million people against 2.99 million people in Mongolia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least a basic drinking water source between Mongolia and Qatar?: 55,910 people, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Qatar?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and Qatar rank globally for people using at least a basic drinking water source?: Mongolia ranks 133rd and Qatar ranks 131st of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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.