High income vs Samoa: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban

High income
99.6%
in 2024
Samoa
100.0%
in 2024
High income rank
3rd
Samoa rank
1st

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban over time

  • High income
  • Samoa
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 100.0% against 99.6% in High income, a difference of 0.4%.

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

High income ranks 3rd and Samoa ranks 1st of 47 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 99.5% 85.2% 14.3% High income
2010s 99.6% 90.8% 8.8% High income
2020s 99.6% 99.1% 0.5% High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic drinking water services, urban, High income or Samoa?
Samoa, at 100.0% against 99.6% in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic drinking water services, urban between High income and Samoa?
0.4%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do High income and Samoa rank globally for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
High income ranks 3rd and Samoa ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,703 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.