Cuba vs Sweden: People using at least a basic drinking water source

Cuba
10.45 million people
in 2024
Sweden
10.58 million people
in 2024
Cuba rank
83rd
Sweden rank
82nd

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Cuba
  • Sweden
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M200020122024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 10.58 million people against 10.45 million people in Cuba, a difference of 134,700 people.

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

Cuba ranks 83rd and Sweden ranks 82nd of 231 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 10.38 million people 9.00 million people 1.37 million people Cuba
2010s 10.55 million people 9.76 million people 795,902 people Cuba
2020s 10.50 million people 10.46 million people 42,520 people Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least a basic drinking water source, Cuba or Sweden?
Sweden, at 10.58 million people against 10.45 million people in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least a basic drinking water source between Cuba and Sweden?
134,700 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sweden?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Sweden rank globally for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
Cuba ranks 83rd and Sweden ranks 82nd 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

Indicator
People using at least a basic drinking water source
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
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.