Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Democratic Republic of Congo

40.2%

in 2024

Madagascar

39.6%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

1st

Madagascar rank

2nd

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Madagascar

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 40.2% against 39.6% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Madagascar ranks 2nd of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources
Unit: %
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: 231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion 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.