Cook Islands vs Palau: People not using improved drinking water sources

Cook Islands
56.64 people
in 2024
Palau
82.77 people
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
176th
Palau rank
173rd

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Palau
050100150200020122024

How they compare

Palau currently reports 82.77 people against 56.64 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 26.13 people.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.5 times Cook Islands's.

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

Cook Islands ranks 176th and Palau ranks 173rd 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.