Australia vs Belarus: People not using improved drinking water sources

Australia
8,111 people
in 2024
Belarus
9,867 people
in 2024
Australia rank
128th
Belarus rank
125th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Australia
  • Belarus
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k200020122024

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 9,867 people against 8,111 people in Australia, a difference of 1,756 people.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 128th and Belarus ranks 125th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not 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

Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.