What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Netherlands and San Marino?

0.0013 people, with San Marino ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and San Marino?

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.

Netherlands vs San Marino: People using improved drinking water sources

Netherlands

0 people

in 2024

San Marino

0.0013 people

in 2024

Netherlands rank

193rd

San Marino rank

192nd

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Netherlands
San Marino

How they compare

San Marino currently reports 0.0013 people against 0 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0013 people.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was San Marino ahead.

Netherlands ranks 193rd and San Marino ranks 192nd of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	San Marino	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1117 people	0.0002 people	0.1115 people	Netherlands
2010s	0.0939 people	0.0006 people	0.0934 people	Netherlands
2020s	0.0645 people	0.0003 people	0.0641 people	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Netherlands or San Marino?: San Marino, at 0.0013 people against 0 people in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Netherlands and San Marino?: 0.0013 people, with San Marino ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and San Marino?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and San Marino rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Netherlands ranks 193rd and San Marino ranks 192nd 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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