Equatorial Guinea vs Madagascar: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas

Equatorial Guinea
78.1%
in 2017
Madagascar
78.2%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
180th
Madagascar rank
179th

Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Madagascar
020406080200020122024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 78.2% against 78.1% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 180th and Madagascar ranks 179th of 188 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas
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
188 places, 4,631 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.