India vs Tanzania: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

India
19.16 million people
in 2024
Tanzania
14.74 million people
in 2024
India rank
5th
Tanzania rank
6th

People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time

  • India
  • Tanzania
050.0M100.0M150.0M200020122024

How they compare

India currently reports 19.16 million people against 14.74 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 4.42 million people.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Tanzania's.

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

India ranks 5th and Tanzania ranks 6th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas not using an improved water source
Unit
people
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

Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.