Which has higher drinking water service usage, Costa Rica or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 80.6% against 80.5% in Costa Rica as of 2024.

What is the difference in drinking water service usage between Costa Rica and Palestine, State of?

0.1%, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palestine, State of?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drinking water service usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Palestine, State of: Drinking water service usage

Costa Rica

80.5%

in 2024

Palestine, State of

80.6%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

88th

Palestine, State of rank

87th

Drinking water service usage over time

Costa Rica
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 80.6% against 80.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 88th and Palestine, State of ranks 87th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Palestine, State of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	77.8%	76.3%	1.5%	Costa Rica
2010s	79.9%	79.9%	0.0%	Costa Rica
2020s	80.5%	80.6%	0.1%	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water service usage, Costa Rica or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 80.6% against 80.5% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water service usage between Costa Rica and Palestine, State of?: 0.1%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palestine, State of?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Palestine, State of rank globally for drinking water service usage?: Costa Rica ranks 88th and Palestine, State of ranks 87th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drinking water service usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Drinking water service usage
Unit: %
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.