What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Maldives and New Caledonia?

321 people, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and New Caledonia?

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.

Maldives vs New Caledonia: People using improved drinking water sources

Maldives

1,029 people

in 2024

New Caledonia

1,350 people

in 2024

Maldives rank

147th

New Caledonia rank

144th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Maldives
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 1,350 people against 1,029 people in Maldives, a difference of 321 people.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.3 times Maldives's.

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

Maldives ranks 147th and New Caledonia ranks 144th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and New Caledonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12,982 people	10,180 people	2,802 people	Maldives
2010s	5,607 people	5,443 people	163.96 people	Maldives
2020s	1,292 people	1,460 people	167.99 people	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Maldives or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 1,350 people against 1,029 people in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Maldives and New Caledonia?: 321 people, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and New Caledonia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Maldives and New Caledonia rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Maldives ranks 147th and New Caledonia ranks 144th 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

Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.