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

Iraq
333,006 people
in 2024
Malaysia
312,661 people
in 2024
Iraq rank
67th
Malaysia rank
69th

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

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

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 333,006 people against 312,661 people in Malaysia, a difference of 20,345 people.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

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

Iraq ranks 67th and Malaysia ranks 69th 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.