Kiribati vs Seychelles: People using at least a basic drinking water source

Kiribati
106,361 people
in 2024
Seychelles
127,454 people
in 2024
Kiribati rank
191st
Seychelles rank
189th

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Kiribati
  • Seychelles
050.0k100.0k150.0k200020122024

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 127,454 people against 106,361 people in Kiribati, a difference of 21,093 people.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.2 times Kiribati's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 191st and Seychelles ranks 189th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Seychelles Difference Ahead
2000s 59,515 people 83,631 people 24,116 people Seychelles
2010s 83,336 people 101,831 people 18,495 people Seychelles
2020s 101,970 people 122,157 people 20,187 people Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least a basic drinking water source, Kiribati or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 127,454 people against 106,361 people in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least a basic drinking water source between Kiribati and Seychelles?
21,093 people, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Seychelles?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Seychelles rank globally for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
Kiribati ranks 191st and Seychelles ranks 189th 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.