Myanmar vs Timor-Leste: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services
Myanmar
80.7%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
82.3%
in 2024
Myanmar rank
119th
Timor-Leste rank
116th
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services over time
- Myanmar
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 82.3% against 80.7% in Myanmar, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 119th and Timor-Leste ranks 116th of 178 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.5% | 47.5% | 1.0% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 63.9% | 2.4% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 78.4% | 1.9% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services, Myanmar or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 82.3% against 80.7% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services between Myanmar and Timor-Leste?
- 1.6%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Timor-Leste?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Timor-Leste rank globally for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Myanmar ranks 119th and Timor-Leste ranks 116th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.