Japan vs Serbia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources
Japan
1.58 million people
in 2024
Serbia
1.69 million people
in 2024
Japan rank
65th
Serbia rank
62nd
People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time
- Japan
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 1.69 million people against 1.58 million people in Japan, a difference of 110,920 people.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 65th and Serbia ranks 62nd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.64 million people | 1.92 million people | 712,923 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.11 million people | 1.82 million people | 296,484 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.66 million people | 1.71 million people | 48,930 people | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed drinking water sources, Japan or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 1.69 million people against 1.58 million people in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed drinking water sources between Japan and Serbia?
- 110,920 people, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Serbia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Serbia rank globally for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Japan ranks 65th and Serbia ranks 62nd 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.