What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?

249 people, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?

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 Sao Tome and Principe: People using improved drinking water sources

Barbados

1,604 people

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

1,355 people

in 2024

Barbados rank

140th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

143rd

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Barbados
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1,604 people against 1,355 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 249 people.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

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

Barbados ranks 140th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 143rd of 231 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3,879 people	10,713 people	6,833 people	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	2,708 people	6,404 people	3,696 people	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	1,764 people	2,044 people	279.59 people	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?: Barbados, at 1,604 people against 1,355 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 249 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Barbados ranks 140th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 143rd 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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