Lower middle income vs Palau: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban
Lower middle income
74.3%
in 2024
Palau
97.7%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
18th
Palau rank
18th
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban over time
- Lower middle income
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 97.7% against 74.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 23.4%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 18th and Palau ranks 18th of 29 groups.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.2% | 75.7% | 6.5% | Palau |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 88.3% | 15.2% | Palau |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 97.0% | 22.6% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed drinking water services, urban, Lower middle income or Palau?
- Palau, at 97.7% against 74.3% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed drinking water services, urban between Lower middle income and Palau?
- 23.4%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Palau?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Palau rank globally for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Lower middle income ranks 18th and Palau ranks 18th of 29 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 safely managed 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
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.