Barbados vs Samoa: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
99.4%
in 2024
Samoa
99.4%
in 2024
Barbados rank
97th
Samoa rank
96th
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 99.4% against 99.4% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 97th and Samoa ranks 96th of 231 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 95.1% | 3.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 97.3% | 1.7% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 0.3% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 99.4% against 99.4% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 97th and Samoa ranks 96th 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.