Gambia vs Sri Lanka: Share using safely managed drinking water

Gambia

48.2%

in 2024

Sri Lanka

46.9%

in 2024

Gambia rank

123rd

Sri Lanka rank

126th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Gambia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 48.2% against 46.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.2%.

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

Gambia ranks 123rd and Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Share using safely managed drinking water in Gambia
Share using safely managed drinking water in Sri Lanka
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.