How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Maldives?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Maldives: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Cyprus

99.7%

in 2024

Maldives

99.8%

in 2024

Cyprus rank

66th

Maldives rank

65th

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

Cyprus
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 99.8% against 99.7% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Cyprus ranks 66th and Maldives ranks 65th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	99.9%	95.5%	4.4%	Cyprus
2010s	99.8%	98.5%	1.3%	Cyprus
2020s	99.7%	99.7%	0.0%	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population using at least a basic drinking water source, Cyprus or Maldives?: Maldives, at 99.8% against 99.7% in Cyprus as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of population using at least a basic drinking water source between Cyprus and Maldives?: 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Maldives?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Maldives rank globally for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?: Cyprus ranks 66th and Maldives ranks 65th 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 Share of population 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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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: 18 September 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.