What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

74 people, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

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.

Barbados vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: People using improved drinking water sources

Barbados

1,604 people

in 2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1,530 people

in 2024

Barbados rank

140th

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

141st

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Barbados
Bosnia and Herzegovina

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1,604 people against 1,530 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 74 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Barbados ranks 140th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 141st of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3,879 people	37,224 people	33,345 people	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	2,708 people	6,592 people	3,884 people	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	1,764 people	1,531 people	233.62 people	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Barbados or Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Barbados, at 1,604 people against 1,530 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 74 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Barbados ranks 140th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 141st 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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