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

Madagascar
78.2%
in 2024
Uganda
80.0%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
179th
Uganda rank
177th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Uganda
020406080200020122024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 80.0% against 78.2% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.8%.

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

Madagascar ranks 179th and Uganda ranks 177th 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.