Malawi vs Venezuela: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Malawi
5.8%
in 2024
Venezuela
6.2%
in 2024
Malawi rank
56th
Venezuela rank
55th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Malawi
  • Venezuela
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 6.2% against 5.8% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 56th and Venezuela ranks 55th 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

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.