Kenya vs Madagascar: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Kenya
13.15 million people
in 2024
Madagascar
10.89 million people
in 2024
Kenya rank
7th
Madagascar rank
9th

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

  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 13.15 million people against 10.89 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 2.25 million people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

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

Kenya ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 9th 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.