Malawi vs Tanzania: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas

Malawi

86.0%

in 2024

Tanzania

86.2%

in 2024

Malawi rank

166th

Tanzania rank

164th

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

Malawi
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 86.2% against 86.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Malawi ranks 166th and Tanzania ranks 164th 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.