What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?

0 people, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Puerto Rico?

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 Zealand vs Puerto Rico: People using improved drinking water sources

New Zealand

0 people

in 2024

Puerto Rico

0 people

in 2024

New Zealand rank

193rd

Puerto Rico rank

193rd

People using improved drinking water sources over time

New Zealand
Puerto Rico

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0 people against 0 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

New Zealand ranks 193rd and Puerto Rico ranks 193rd of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0455 people	80,467 people	80,467 people	Puerto Rico
2010s	0.0905 people	23,467 people	23,467 people	Puerto Rico
2020s	0.0448 people	0 people	0.0448 people	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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

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.