What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between Malawi and Thailand?

0 5 year moving average, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Thailand?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Thailand: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Malawi

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Thailand

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Malawi rank

1st

Thailand rank

1st

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation over time

Malawi
Thailand

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Thailand, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.75 5 year moving average	0.4165 5 year moving average	0.3335 5 year moving average	Malawi
2010s	0.7267 5 year moving average	0.7334 5 year moving average	0.0067 5 year moving average	Thailand
2020s	0.8958 5 year moving average	0.8958 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 6: clean water and sanitation, Malawi or Thailand?: Malawi, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between Malawi and Thailand?: 0 5 year moving average, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Thailand?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Thailand rank globally for goal 6: clean water and sanitation?: Malawi ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 6 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database