Bulgaria vs Georgia: People not using improved drinking water sources

Bulgaria
55,058 people
in 2024
Georgia
64,447 people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
104th
Georgia rank
101st

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Georgia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k200020122024

How they compare

Georgia currently reports 64,447 people against 55,058 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 9,389 people.

That makes Georgia's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Georgia has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 104th and Georgia ranks 101st of 231 countries.

Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Georgia Difference Ahead
2000s 29,919 people 181,818 people 151,900 people Georgia
2010s 45,500 people 114,210 people 68,710 people Georgia
2020s 53,369 people 74,318 people 20,949 people Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved drinking water sources, Bulgaria or Georgia?
Georgia, at 64,447 people against 55,058 people in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved drinking water sources between Bulgaria and Georgia?
9,389 people, with Georgia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Georgia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Georgia rank globally for people not using improved drinking water sources?
Bulgaria ranks 104th and Georgia ranks 101st 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

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.