Barbados vs New Caledonia: People not using improved drinking water sources

Barbados
1,604 people
in 2024
New Caledonia
1,350 people
in 2024
Barbados rank
146th
New Caledonia rank
149th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Barbados
  • New Caledonia
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k200020122024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1,604 people against 1,350 people in New Caledonia, a difference of 254.39 people.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times New Caledonia's.

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

Barbados ranks 146th and New Caledonia ranks 149th 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.