Bulgaria vs Greece: Share using safely managed drinking water

Bulgaria

96.2%

in 2024

Greece

96.7%

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

53rd

Greece rank

50th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Bulgaria
Greece

How they compare

Greece currently reports 96.7% against 96.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Greece ranks 50th of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Share using safely managed drinking water in Bulgaria
Share using safely managed drinking water in Greece
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.