Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
100.0%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
100.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
1st
Puerto Rico rank
1st
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 231 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 97.9% | 1.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.4% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 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 Puerto Rico?
- Costa Rica, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Puerto Rico 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.