Saint Helena vs United States Virgin Islands: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Saint Helena

99.3%

in 2024

United States Virgin Islands

99.5%

in 2024

Saint Helena rank

80th

United States Virgin Islands rank

77th

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

Saint Helena
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 99.5% against 99.3% in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Saint Helena ahead.

Saint Helena ranks 80th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 77th 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.