Myanmar vs Uganda: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Myanmar
6.70 million people
in 2024
Uganda
5.95 million people
in 2024
Myanmar rank
14th
Uganda rank
16th

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

  • Myanmar
  • Uganda
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 6.70 million people against 5.95 million people in Uganda, a difference of 749,670 people.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

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

Myanmar ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 16th 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.