Equatorial Guinea vs Madagascar: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
Equatorial Guinea
81.7%
in 2017
Madagascar
86.5%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
187th
Madagascar rank
185th
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 86.5% against 81.7% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 187th and Madagascar ranks 185th of 188 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.0% | 76.7% | 4.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 81.2% | 0.4% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 86.5% against 81.7% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
- 4.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 187th and Madagascar ranks 185th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.