Puerto Rico vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 99 % against 32 % in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 67 %.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 133 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76 % | 19.4 % | 56.6 % | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 93 % | 25.7 % | 67.3 % | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 99.4 % | 30.8 % | 68.6 % | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services, Puerto Rico or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Puerto Rico, at 99 % against 32 % in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services between Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 67 %, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- Puerto Rico ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.