How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Germany vs United Kingdom: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita

Germany

100.0%

in 2024

United Kingdom

100.0%

in 2024

Germany rank

1st

United Kingdom rank

1st

Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita over time

Germany
United Kingdom

How they compare

Germany currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 231 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	—
2010s	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	—
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, Germany or United Kingdom?: Germany, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita between Germany and United Kingdom?: 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?: Germany ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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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Indicator: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.