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

4,801 people, with Sweden ahead.

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

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 Sweden: People using improved drinking water sources

Kazakhstan

20,571 people

in 2024

Sweden

25,372 people

in 2024

Kazakhstan rank

111th

Sweden rank

108th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Kazakhstan
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 25,372 people against 20,571 people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 4,801 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 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 Sweden ranks 108th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	922,508 people	41,623 people	880,885 people	Kazakhstan
2010s	473,941 people	32,802 people	441,138 people	Kazakhstan
2020s	92,953 people	26,429 people	66,524 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 Sweden?: Sweden, at 25,372 people against 20,571 people in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Kazakhstan and Sweden?: 4,801 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sweden?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Sweden rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Kazakhstan ranks 111th and Sweden ranks 108th 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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