Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Share using safely managed drinking water

Madagascar
22.1%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
25.5%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
149th
Zimbabwe rank
147th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zimbabwe
51015202530200020122024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 25.5% against 22.1% in Madagascar, a difference of 3.4%.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 149th and Zimbabwe ranks 147th 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
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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.