Cook Islands vs Palau: People using at least a basic drinking water source
Cook Islands
13,672 people
in 2024
Palau
17,612 people
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
221st
Palau rank
219th
People using at least a basic drinking water source over time
- Cook Islands
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 17,612 people against 13,672 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 3,940 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.3 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 221st and Palau ranks 219th of 231 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,445 people | 19,273 people | 3,828 people | Palau |
| 2010s | 17,157 people | 17,765 people | 608.31 people | Palau |
| 2020s | 14,646 people | 17,667 people | 3,021 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using at least a basic drinking water source, Cook Islands or Palau?
- Palau, at 17,612 people against 13,672 people in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using at least a basic drinking water source between Cook Islands and Palau?
- 3,940 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Palau?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Palau rank globally for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Cook Islands ranks 221st and Palau ranks 219th 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.