Iraq vs North Macedonia: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Iraq

98.4%

in 2024

North Macedonia

98.2%

in 2024

Iraq rank

103rd

North Macedonia rank

105th

Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source over time

Iraq
North Macedonia

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 98.4% against 98.2% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Iraq ranks 103rd and North Macedonia ranks 105th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source
Unit: %
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: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.