What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Kazakhstan and Kiribati?

1,533 people, with Kiribati ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Kiribati?

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.

Kazakhstan vs Kiribati: People using improved drinking water sources

Kazakhstan

20,571 people

in 2024

Kiribati

22,104 people

in 2024

Kazakhstan rank

111th

Kiribati rank

109th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Kazakhstan
Kiribati

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 22,104 people against 20,571 people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 1,533 people.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

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

Kazakhstan ranks 111th and Kiribati ranks 109th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
2000s	922,508 people	37,211 people	885,297 people	Kazakhstan
2010s	473,941 people	30,320 people	443,621 people	Kazakhstan
2020s	92,953 people	22,745 people	70,208 people	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Kazakhstan or Kiribati?: Kiribati, at 22,104 people against 20,571 people in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Kazakhstan and Kiribati?: 1,533 people, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Kiribati?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Kiribati rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Kazakhstan ranks 111th and Kiribati ranks 109th 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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