Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Myanmar: Population using safely managed drinking-water services

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
48.8%
in 2023
Myanmar
52.8%
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
38th
Myanmar rank
35th

Population using safely managed drinking-water services over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Myanmar
20304050200020122024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 52.8% against 48.8% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 38th and Myanmar ranks 35th of 85 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Myanmar Difference Ahead
2000s 54.2% 24.9% 29.2% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 50.6% 41.9% 8.7% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 48.8% 52.6% 3.8% Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population using safely managed drinking-water services, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 52.8% against 48.8% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in population using safely managed drinking-water services between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Myanmar?
4.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Myanmar?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Myanmar rank globally for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 38th and Myanmar ranks 35th of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Myanmar: Population using safely managed drinking-water services. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/population-using-safely-managed-drinking-water-services-percent/korea-dem-people-s-rep/myanmar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/population-using-safely-managed-drinking-water-services-percent/korea-dem-people-s-rep/myanmar/">Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Myanmar: Population using safely managed drinking-water services</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
93 places, 2,280 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed