Ireland vs Spain: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Ireland
203,632 people
in 2024
Spain
259,452 people
in 2024
Ireland rank
96th
Spain rank
94th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Ireland
  • Spain
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M200020122024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 259,452 people against 203,632 people in Ireland, a difference of 55,820 people.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.

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

Ireland ranks 96th and Spain ranks 94th of 163 regions.

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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.