Maptheory
environmental2024

Number of people in rural areas not using improved drinking water sources

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•178 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,868,706.8people
Median: 78,839.4people
Countries Covered
178
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
38,511,070.0people
Lowest
Brazil
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo38,511,070.0people
2People's Republic of China30,670,164.0people
3Nigeria28,852,540.0people
4Ethiopia21,082,932.0people
5India19,164,338.0people
By Region
Africa8,453,195.6people(9 countries)
Asia4,580,585.6people(19 countries)
Other1,510,544.3people(107 countries)
South America490,839.5people(7 countries)
North America354,469.0people(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0people)High (38,511,070.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,868,706.8people)

Africa (9)
Asia (19)
Other (107)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (30)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Democratic Republic of the Congo38,511,070.0people
2People's Republic of China30,670,164.0people
3Nigeria28,852,540.0people
4Ethiopia21,082,932.0people
5India19,164,338.0people
6United Republic of Tanzania14,743,240.0people
7Kenya13,145,123.0people
8Indonesia11,681,979.0people
9Madagascar10,891,299.0people
10Pakistan9,830,422.0people
11Niger7,992,454.5people
12Mozambique7,724,223.0people
13Chad6,715,444.5people
14Myanmar6,699,464.5people
15Afghanistan6,487,164.0people
16Uganda5,949,788.0people
17Angola5,803,410.0people
18Papua New Guinea4,015,462.2people
19Burkina Faso3,917,013.5people
20Cote d'Ivoire3,752,892.2people
21Zambia3,557,758.2people
22Yemen3,470,535.2people
23Sudan3,054,575.0people
24Cameroon3,029,351.0people
25Zimbabwe2,954,548.8people
26Russian Federation2,886,980.0people
27Poland2,792,385.2people
28South Sudan2,345,691.8people
29Somalia2,341,118.0people
30Rwanda2,169,073.5people
31Mali1,994,586.0people
32Guinea1,959,432.5people
33Benin1,958,447.0people
34Ghana1,928,012.6people
35Burundi1,904,750.4people
36Sri Lanka1,879,050.1people
37Sierra Leone1,812,882.0people
38Egypt1,665,907.4people
39Central African Republic1,573,558.1people
40Morocco1,454,424.9people
41Colombia1,439,956.2people
42Philippines1,412,863.5people
43South Africa1,377,862.0people
44Cambodia1,361,816.1people
45Senegal1,361,018.2people
46Togo1,330,791.4people
47Haiti1,317,522.2people
48Malawi1,096,298.2people
49North Korea1,058,622.5people
50Vietnam916,501.0people
51Eritrea911,771.9people
52Peru855,954.3people
53Republic of the Congo850,757.1people
54Algeria768,548.1people
55Bolivia742,511.2people
56Ecuador732,670.9people
57Tajikistan714,996.0people
58Guatemala707,323.1people
59Bangladesh628,636.8people
60Mexico600,167.3people
61Liberia596,152.7people
62Nepal543,050.1people
63Mauritania508,969.2people
64Guinea-Bissau422,890.1people
65Uzbekistan399,896.3people
66Honduras348,811.8people
67Iraq333,006.3people
68Lao People's Democratic Republic321,392.4people
69Malaysia312,661.5people
70Equatorial Guinea300,670.0people
71Mongolia288,275.3people
72Lesotho271,213.8people
73Argentina257,904.8people
74Türkiye257,423.7people
75Kyrgyzstan201,463.8people
76Islamic Republic of Iran177,028.3people
77Namibia176,687.3people
78Solomon Islands170,906.2people
79Moldova, Republic of166,371.8people
80Eswatini164,868.8people
81Chile149,390.7people
82Panama130,147.9people
83Azerbaijan122,236.4people
84Timor-Leste114,012.3people
85Canada110,385.7people
86Tunisia106,536.3people
87Gabon88,247.4people
88Republic of The Gambia84,096.9people
89Cuba80,619.4people
90Dominican Republic77,059.5people
91Portugal73,082.3people
92Georgia62,927.1people
93El Salvador58,759.3people
94Djibouti53,612.0people
95Botswana47,984.7people
96Serbia40,286.5people
97Bulgaria38,709.6people
98Jamaica37,761.4people
99Ireland37,475.3people
100Kazakhstan36,289.9people
101Albania34,827.0people
102Ukraine33,192.3people
103Comoros32,898.7people
104Vanuatu31,454.4people
105Fiji29,177.2people
106Kiribati19,051.8people
107Saudi Arabia17,709.3people
108Belize16,494.6people
109Guyana14,432.7people
110Jordan12,777.2people
111Oman12,301.9people
112Cape Verde10,286.6people
113Latvia8,473.3people
114Sweden5,240.2people
115Trinidad and Tobago4,117.1people
116Suriname3,875.6people
117Sao Tome and Principe3,680.2people
118Czech Republic3,047.5people
119The Republic of North Macedonia2,487.3people
120Croatia2,351.7people
121Lithuania2,338.7people
122Belarus2,289.9people
123Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,509.6people
124Cyprus1,348.5people
125Samoa1,218.9people
126Montenegro1,043.6people
127Mauritius933.7people
128Antigua and Barbuda721.8people
129Dominica619.4people
130Falkland Islands (Malvinas)164.5people
131Tonga143.3people
132Wallis and Futuna80.8people
133Turks and Caicos Islands80.2people
134Marshall Islands57.8people
135Palau27.5people
136Cook Islands6.1people
137Tuvalu3.3people
138Costa Rica0.0people
139Denmark0.0people
140Estonia0.0people
141Finland0.0people
142France0.0people
143State of Palestine0.0people
144Germany0.0people
145Greece0.0people
146Greenland0.0people
147Hungary0.0people
148Iceland0.0people
149Israel0.0people
150Luxembourg0.0people
151Maldives0.0people
152Malta0.0people
153Netherlands0.0people
154New Zealand0.0people
155Norway0.0people
156Paraguay0.0people
157Romania0.0people
158Saint Lucia0.0people
159San Marino0.0people
160Slovakia0.0people
161Spain0.0people
162Switzerland0.0people
163Syrian Arab Republic0.0people
164Thailand0.0people
165Tokelau0.0people
166United Arab Emirates0.0people
167Turkmenistan0.0people
168United Kingdom0.0people
169United States of America0.0people
170Uruguay0.0people
171Andorra0.0people
172Australia0.0people
173Austria0.0people
174Armenia0.0people
175Belgium0.0people
176Bhutan0.0people
177Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0people
178Brazil0.0people
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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