Benin vs Malawi: Share using safely managed drinking water

Benin

17.7%

in 2024

Malawi

18.2%

in 2024

Benin rank

155th

Malawi rank

153rd

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Benin
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 18.2% against 17.7% in Benin, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Benin ranks 155th and Malawi ranks 153rd of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Share using safely managed drinking water in Benin
Share using safely managed drinking water in Malawi
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share using safely managed drinking water
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: 163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.