How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Oman?

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.

Maldives vs Oman: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita

Maldives

99.8%

in 2024

Oman

99.8%

in 2024

Maldives rank

77th

Oman rank

80th

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

Maldives
Oman

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Oman, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Oman ahead.

Maldives ranks 77th and Oman ranks 80th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Oman	Difference	Ahead
2000s	95.7%	95.5%	0.3%	Maldives
2010s	98.6%	98.3%	0.3%	Maldives
2020s	99.8%	99.7%	0.0%	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, Maldives or Oman?: Maldives, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Oman as of 2024.
What is the difference in using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita between Maldives and Oman?: 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Oman?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Oman rank globally for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?: Maldives ranks 77th and Oman ranks 80th 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.