Samoa vs Syria: Drinking water services

Samoa
423.37 people
in 2024
Syria
581.5 people
in 2024
Samoa rank
114th
Syria rank
111th

Drinking water services over time

  • Samoa
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 581.5 people against 423.37 people in Samoa, a difference of 158.13 people.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.4 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.

Samoa ranks 114th and Syria ranks 111th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 516.77 people 50,214 people 49,697 people Syria
2010s 489.19 people 448.77 people 40.41 people Samoa
2020s 444.02 people 523.27 people 79.25 people Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services, Samoa or Syria?
Syria, at 581.5 people against 423.37 people in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water services between Samoa and Syria?
158.13 people, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Syria?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Syria rank globally for drinking water services?
Samoa ranks 114th and Syria ranks 111th of 231 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 services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services
Unit
people
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
231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.