Mali vs East Timor: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Mali

8.9%

in 2024

East Timor

8.1%

in 2024

Mali rank

45th

East Timor rank

48th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Mali
East Timor

How they compare

Mali currently reports 8.9% against 8.1% in East Timor, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was East Timor ahead.

Mali ranks 45th and East Timor ranks 48th 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.