Belgium vs Germany: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Belgium
53,161 people
in 2024
Germany
69,927 people
in 2024
Belgium rank
111th
Germany rank
109th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Belgium
  • Germany
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k200020122024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 69,927 people against 53,161 people in Belgium, a difference of 16,766 people.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.

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

Belgium ranks 111th and Germany ranks 109th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
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People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.