Belize vs Syria: People not using improved drinking water sources
Belize
16,495 people
in 2024
Syria
22,159 people
in 2024
Belize rank
116th
Syria rank
114th
People not using improved drinking water sources over time
- Belize
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 22,159 people against 16,495 people in Belize, a difference of 5,664 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 116th and Syria ranks 114th of 231 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,872 people | 366,640 people | 343,768 people | Syria |
| 2010s | 20,453 people | 162,260 people | 141,807 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 16,614 people | 21,340 people | 4,726 people | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using improved drinking water sources, Belize or Syria?
- Syria, at 22,159 people against 16,495 people in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using improved drinking water sources between Belize and Syria?
- 5,664 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Syria rank globally for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Belize ranks 116th and Syria ranks 114th 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.