What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Costa Rica and Romania?

0.0215 people, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?

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.

Costa Rica vs Romania: People using improved drinking water sources

Costa Rica

0.0879 people

in 2024

Romania

0.1094 people

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

187th

Romania rank

186th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Costa Rica
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.1094 people against 0.0879 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0215 people.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 187th and Romania ranks 186th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	60,988 people	0.157 people	60,988 people	Costa Rica
2010s	16,665 people	0.2141 people	16,665 people	Costa Rica
2020s	0.0693 people	0.1688 people	0.0994 people	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Costa Rica or Romania?: Romania, at 0.1094 people against 0.0879 people in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Costa Rica and Romania?: 0.0215 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Costa Rica ranks 187th and Romania ranks 186th 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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