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

0.0013 people, with Uruguay ahead.

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

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.

San Marino vs Uruguay: People using improved drinking water sources

San Marino

0.0013 people

in 2024

Uruguay

0.0026 people

in 2024

San Marino rank

192nd

Uruguay rank

191st

People using improved drinking water sources over time

San Marino
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0026 people against 0.0013 people in San Marino, a difference of 0.0013 people.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.0 times San Marino's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

San Marino ranks 192nd and Uruguay ranks 191st of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	San Marino	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0002 people	54,852 people	54,852 people	Uruguay
2010s	0.0006 people	14,426 people	14,426 people	Uruguay
2020s	0.0003 people	0.0308 people	0.0305 people	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, San Marino or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.0026 people against 0.0013 people in San Marino as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between San Marino and Uruguay?: 0.0013 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for San Marino and Uruguay?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do San Marino and Uruguay rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: San Marino ranks 192nd and Uruguay ranks 191st 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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