Madagascar vs Nauru: Share using safely managed drinking water

Madagascar

22.1%

in 2024

Nauru

18.7%

in 2024

Madagascar rank

149th

Nauru rank

152nd

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Madagascar
Nauru

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 22.1% against 18.7% in Nauru, a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Nauru's.

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

Madagascar ranks 149th and Nauru ranks 152nd of 163 countries.

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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.