Malawi vs Senegal: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Malawi
1.10 million people
in 2024
Senegal
1.36 million people
in 2024
Malawi rank
48th
Senegal rank
45th

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

  • Malawi
  • Senegal
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M3.5M200020122024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 1.36 million people against 1.10 million people in Malawi, a difference of 264,720 people.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 45th 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.