Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Zambia
19.5%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
18.5%
in 2024
Zambia rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
19th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 19.5% against 18.5% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.0%.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Zambia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 19th 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
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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.