Denmark vs Netherlands: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Denmark
4,852 people
in 2024
Netherlands
7,382 people
in 2024
Denmark rank
137th
Netherlands rank
136th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
0100.0k200.0k300.0k200020122024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 7,382 people against 4,852 people in Denmark, a difference of 2,530 people.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times Denmark's.

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

Denmark ranks 137th and Netherlands ranks 136th 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.