British Virgin Islands vs Sweden: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

British Virgin Islands

99.9%

in 2024

Sweden

99.8%

in 2024

British Virgin Islands rank

61st

Sweden rank

64th

Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source over time

British Virgin Islands
Sweden

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.

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

British Virgin Islands ranks 61st and Sweden ranks 64th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source
Unit: %
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: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.