Poland vs Zimbabwe: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Poland
2.79 million people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2.95 million people
in 2024
Poland rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
25th

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

  • Poland
  • Zimbabwe
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2.95 million people against 2.79 million people in Poland, a difference of 162,160 people.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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.