Faroe Islands vs Hong Kong: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Faroe Islands
100.0%
in 2024
Hong Kong
100.0%
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
1st
Hong Kong rank
1st
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 1st and Hong Kong ranks 1st of 231 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.2% | 0.8% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 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, Faroe Islands or Hong Kong?
- Faroe Islands, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita between Faroe Islands and Hong Kong?
- 0.0%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Hong Kong?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Hong Kong rank globally for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 1st and Hong Kong 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.