Australia vs Suriname: People not using improved drinking water sources

Australia
8,111 people
in 2024
Suriname
5,951 people
in 2024
Australia rank
128th
Suriname rank
130th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Australia
  • Suriname
020.0k40.0k60.0k200020122024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 8,111 people against 5,951 people in Suriname, a difference of 2,161 people.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Suriname's.

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

Australia ranks 128th and Suriname ranks 130th 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
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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.