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

Bulgaria
256,314 people
in 2024
Czechia
199,164 people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
95th
Czechia rank
97th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

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

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 256,314 people against 199,164 people in Czechia, a difference of 57,150 people.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Czechia's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 95th and Czechia ranks 97th 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.