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

Latvia
55,943 people
in 2024
Samoa
81,753 people
in 2024
Latvia rank
110th
Samoa rank
107th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

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

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 81,753 people against 55,943 people in Latvia, a difference of 25,810 people.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Latvia's.

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

Latvia ranks 110th and Samoa ranks 107th 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.