Iran vs Ukraine: Drinking water services in rural areas

Iran

55,235 people

in 2024

Ukraine

33,192 people

in 2024

Iran rank

70th

Ukraine rank

73rd

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Iran currently reports 55,235 people against 33,192 people in Ukraine, a difference of 22,043 people.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.7 times Ukraine's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 70th and Ukraine ranks 73rd of 178 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services in rural areas
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: 178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.