Iraq vs Laos: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Iraq
333,006 people
in 2024
Laos
321,392 people
in 2024
Iraq rank
67th
Laos rank
68th

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

  • Iraq
  • Laos
01.0M2.0M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 333,006 people against 321,392 people in Laos, a difference of 11,614 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 67th and Laos ranks 68th 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
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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.