Bulgaria vs Italy: People not using improved drinking water sources

Bulgaria
55,058 people
in 2024
Italy
49,237 people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
104th
Italy rank
107th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Italy
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k200020122024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 55,058 people against 49,237 people in Italy, a difference of 5,822 people.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 104th and Italy ranks 107th 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.