Chad vs Madagascar: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services

Chad

43.8%

in 2024

Madagascar

39.3%

in 2024

Chad rank

170th

Madagascar rank

171st

Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services over time

Chad
Madagascar

How they compare

Chad currently reports 43.8% against 39.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 4.5%.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

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

Chad ranks 170th and Madagascar ranks 171st of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services
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: 178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.