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

5 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

New Caledonia vs Sao Tome and Principe: People using improved drinking water sources

New Caledonia

1,350 people

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

1,355 people

in 2024

New Caledonia rank

144th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

143rd

People using improved drinking water sources over time

New Caledonia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1,355 people against 1,350 people in New Caledonia, a difference of 5 people.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

New Caledonia ranks 144th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 143rd of 231 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Caledonia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10,180 people	10,713 people	532.45 people	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	5,443 people	6,404 people	961.32 people	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	1,460 people	2,044 people	583.49 people	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, New Caledonia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 1,355 people against 1,350 people in New Caledonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between New Caledonia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 5 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do New Caledonia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: New Caledonia ranks 144th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 143rd 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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