Liberia vs Nepal: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Liberia
596,153 people
in 2024
Nepal
543,050 people
in 2024
Liberia rank
61st
Nepal rank
62nd

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

  • Liberia
  • Nepal
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200020122024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 596,153 people against 543,050 people in Nepal, a difference of 53,103 people.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.

Liberia ranks 61st and Nepal ranks 62nd 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.