What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Austria and Switzerland?

0.0312 people, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?

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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Switzerland: People using improved drinking water sources

Austria

0.2559 people

in 2024

Switzerland

0.2871 people

in 2024

Austria rank

182nd

Switzerland rank

181st

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Austria
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.2871 people against 0.2559 people in Austria, a difference of 0.0312 people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 181st of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.032 people	0.0368 people	0.0048 people	Switzerland
2010s	0.043 people	0.0826 people	0.0396 people	Switzerland
2020s	0.1426 people	0.1164 people	0.0262 people	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Austria or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.2871 people against 0.2559 people in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Austria and Switzerland?: 0.0312 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Austria ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 181st 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: People using improved drinking water sources
Unit: people
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

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