Belgium vs Finland: Share using safely managed drinking water

Belgium

99.5%

in 2024

Finland

99.6%

in 2024

Belgium rank

27th

Finland rank

24th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Belgium
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 99.6% against 99.5% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Belgium ranks 27th and Finland ranks 24th of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Share using safely managed drinking water in Belgium
Share using safely managed drinking water in Finland
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.