Bhutan vs Bulgaria: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Bhutan
272,330 people
in 2024
Bulgaria
256,314 people
in 2024
Bhutan rank
92nd
Bulgaria rank
95th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Bhutan
  • Bulgaria
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k200020122024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 272,330 people against 256,314 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 16,016 people.

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

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

Bhutan ranks 92nd and Bulgaria ranks 95th 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.