Malawi vs Uganda

Malawi vs Uganda: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 17.8% in Malawi and 18.7% in Uganda, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Uganda, by 0.9 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Malawi.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Malawi vs Uganda: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 17.8% in Malawi and 18.7% in Uganda, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Uganda, by 0.9 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Malawi.
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What the numbers say

  • Uganda has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Malawi.
  • In 2022, Malawi ranked 126 and Uganda ranked 124 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearMalawiUgandaWorld
202217.818.772.9
202117.117.772.5
202016.516.872.3
201915.915.871.7
201815.314.971
201714.71470.4
201614.113.169.7
201513.612.369.1
201413.111.568.4
201312.510.767.7
2012129.967.1
201111.59.166.4
201011.18.465.9
200910.67.765.4
200810.2764.9
20079.76.364.6
20069.35.764
20058.9563.7
20048.54.463
20038.13.862.4
20027.73.361.8
20017.32.761.1
20006.92.360.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
  • Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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