What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Sweden and Syrian Arab Republic?

3,794 people, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Syrian Arab Republic?

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.

Sweden vs Syrian Arab Republic: People using improved drinking water sources

Sweden

25,372 people

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic

21,578 people

in 2024

Sweden rank

108th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

110th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Sweden
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 25,372 people against 21,578 people in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 3,794 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

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

Sweden ranks 108th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 110th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	41,623 people	316,426 people	274,803 people	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	32,802 people	161,812 people	129,009 people	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	26,429 people	20,817 people	5,612 people	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Sweden or Syrian Arab Republic?: Sweden, at 25,372 people against 21,578 people in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Sweden and Syrian Arab Republic?: 3,794 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Syrian Arab Republic?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sweden and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Sweden ranks 108th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 110th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sweden vs Syrian Arab Republic: People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-people-in-the-world-with-and-without-access-to-improved-water-sources/sweden/syrian-arab-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-people-in-the-world-with-and-without-access-to-improved-water-sources/sweden/syrian-arab-republic/">Sweden vs Syrian Arab Republic: People using improved drinking water sources</a> — Statizoid

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.