Libya vs Maldives: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Libya
99.8%
in 2024
Maldives
99.8%
in 2024
Libya rank
74th
Maldives rank
77th
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita over time
- Libya
- Maldives
How they compare
Libya currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Maldives ahead.
Libya ranks 74th and Maldives ranks 77th of 231 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 97.0% | 0.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 98.6% | 1.4% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.8% | 0.5% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita, Libya or Maldives?
- Libya, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita between Libya and Maldives?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Maldives?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Maldives rank globally for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 74th and Maldives ranks 77th 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.