American Samoa vs Palau: Share using safely managed drinking water

American Samoa
90.5%
in 2024
Palau
90.8%
in 2024
American Samoa rank
72nd
Palau rank
70th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

  • American Samoa
  • Palau
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Palau currently reports 90.8% against 90.5% in American Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.

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

American Samoa ranks 72nd and Palau ranks 70th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share using safely managed drinking water
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
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.