How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Israel?

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.

Hong Kong vs Israel: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita

Hong Kong

100.0%

in 2024

Israel

100.0%

in 2024

Hong Kong rank

1st

Israel rank

1st

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

Hong Kong
Israel

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Israel, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Hong Kong ranks 1st and Israel ranks 1st of 231 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Israel	Difference	Ahead
2000s	99.2%	100.0%	0.8%	Israel
2010s	99.8%	100.0%	0.2%	Israel
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, Hong Kong or Israel?: Hong Kong, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Israel as of 2024.
What is the difference in using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong and Israel?: 0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Israel?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Israel rank globally for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?: Hong Kong ranks 1st and Israel 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: 28 August 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.