Poland vs Ukraine: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Poland
4.36 million people
in 2024
Ukraine
4.59 million people
in 2024
Poland rank
48th
Ukraine rank
47th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Poland
  • Ukraine
5.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 4.59 million people against 4.36 million people in Poland, a difference of 228,710 people.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 48th and Ukraine ranks 47th 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
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.