Costa Rica vs Palestine: People not using safely managed drinking water sources
Costa Rica
1.00 million people
in 2024
Palestine
1.06 million people
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
71st
Palestine rank
70th
People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time
- Costa Rica
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 1.06 million people against 1.00 million people in Costa Rica, a difference of 63,480 people.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Palestine ranks 70th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 934,819 people | 831,715 people | 103,104 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 960,250 people | 897,998 people | 62,253 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 990,653 people | 1.03 million people | 35,621 people | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed drinking water sources, Costa Rica or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 1.06 million people against 1.00 million people in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed drinking water sources between Costa Rica and Palestine?
- 63,480 people, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palestine?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Palestine rank globally for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Palestine ranks 70th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.