What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Bangladesh and Timor-Leste?

4,304 people, with Timor-Leste ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Timor-Leste?

23 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Bangladesh vs Timor-Leste: People using improved drinking water sources

Bangladesh

41,463 people

in 2024

Timor-Leste

45,767 people

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

104th

Timor-Leste rank

102nd

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Bangladesh
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 45,767 people against 41,463 people in Bangladesh, a difference of 4,304 people.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 104th and Timor-Leste ranks 102nd of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.94 million people	325,062 people	1.62 million people	Bangladesh
2010s	935,498 people	216,330 people	719,169 people	Bangladesh
2020s	129,223 people	82,443 people	46,780 people	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Bangladesh or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 45,767 people against 41,463 people in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Bangladesh and Timor-Leste?: 4,304 people, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Timor-Leste?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Timor-Leste rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Bangladesh ranks 104th and Timor-Leste ranks 102nd 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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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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