What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Saudi Arabia and Ukraine?

8,015 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Ukraine?

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Ukraine: People using improved drinking water sources

Saudi Arabia

85,421 people

in 2024

Ukraine

77,406 people

in 2024

Saudi Arabia rank

88th

Ukraine rank

91st

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Saudi Arabia
Ukraine

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 85,421 people against 77,406 people in Ukraine, a difference of 8,015 people.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ukraine ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 88th and Ukraine ranks 91st of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	49,818 people	704,324 people	654,506 people	Ukraine
2010s	71,756 people	363,722 people	291,966 people	Ukraine
2020s	81,210 people	117,283 people	36,073 people	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Saudi Arabia or Ukraine?: Saudi Arabia, at 85,421 people against 77,406 people in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Saudi Arabia and Ukraine?: 8,015 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Ukraine?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Ukraine rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Saudi Arabia ranks 88th and Ukraine ranks 91st 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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