Malawi vs Nepal: Share using safely managed drinking water

Malawi

18.2%

in 2024

Nepal

16.5%

in 2024

Malawi rank

153rd

Nepal rank

156th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Malawi
Nepal

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 18.2% against 16.5% in Nepal, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

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

Malawi ranks 153rd and Nepal ranks 156th 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.