Costa Rica vs United Arab Emirates: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
100.0%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
100.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
1st
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 231 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 99.7% | 3.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.9% | 0.7% | United Arab Emirates |
| 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Costa Rica, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates rank globally for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates 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.