Belize vs Maldives: People using at least a basic drinking water source
Belize
395,582 people
in 2024
Maldives
526,524 people
in 2024
Belize rank
173rd
Maldives rank
170th
People using at least a basic drinking water source over time
- Belize
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 526,524 people against 395,582 people in Belize, a difference of 130,942 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 170th of 231 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 250,144 people | 294,988 people | 44,844 people | Maldives |
| 2010s | 328,693 people | 416,452 people | 87,759 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 381,972 people | 517,696 people | 135,724 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using at least a basic drinking water source, Belize or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 526,524 people against 395,582 people in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using at least a basic drinking water source between Belize and Maldives?
- 130,942 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Maldives rank globally for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Belize ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 170th of 231 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.