Lesotho vs Malawi: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services

Lesotho

70.6%

in 2024

Malawi

70.1%

in 2024

Lesotho rank

137th

Malawi rank

139th

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

Lesotho
Malawi

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 70.6% against 70.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Lesotho ranks 137th and Malawi ranks 139th 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.