Germany vs Latvia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Germany
69,927 people
in 2024
Latvia
55,943 people
in 2024
Germany rank
109th
Latvia rank
110th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Germany
  • Latvia
50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k175.0k200020122024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 69,927 people against 55,943 people in Latvia, a difference of 13,984 people.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

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

Germany ranks 109th and Latvia ranks 110th 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.