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

Bulgaria
256,314 people
in 2024
France
191,194 people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
95th
France rank
98th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Bulgaria
  • France
0500.0k1.0M1.5M200020122024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 256,314 people against 191,194 people in France, a difference of 65,120 people.

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

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

Bulgaria ranks 95th and France ranks 98th 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
Last refreshed

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.