What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Haiti and Sri Lanka?

167,430 people, with Haiti ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sri Lanka?

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.

Haiti vs Sri Lanka: People using improved drinking water sources

Haiti

1.69 million people

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1.52 million people

in 2024

Haiti rank

35th

Sri Lanka rank

37th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Haiti
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 1.69 million people against 1.52 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 167,430 people.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Haiti ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.04 million people	2.08 million people	33,610 people	Sri Lanka
2010s	1.87 million people	1.80 million people	73,507 people	Haiti
2020s	1.73 million people	1.56 million people	167,348 people	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Haiti or Sri Lanka?: Haiti, at 1.69 million people against 1.52 million people in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Haiti and Sri Lanka?: 167,430 people, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sri Lanka?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Haiti and Sri Lanka rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Haiti ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th 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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