Malawi vs Zambia: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Malawi

73.1%

in 2024

Zambia

73.4%

in 2024

Malawi rank

205th

Zambia rank

203rd

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

Malawi
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 73.4% against 73.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Malawi ranks 205th and Zambia ranks 203rd 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.