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

Mali

8.9%

in 2024

Yemen

9.1%

in 2024

Mali rank

45th

Yemen rank

44th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Mali
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 9.1% against 8.9% in Mali, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Mali ranks 45th and Yemen ranks 44th 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.