Costa Rica vs Northern Mariana Islands: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
100.0%
in 2024
Northern Mariana Islands
100.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
1st
Northern Mariana Islands rank
1st
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 1st of 231 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Northern Mariana Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 97.3% | 0.8% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Costa Rica, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 1st 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.