Costa Rica vs India: Share using safely managed drinking water

Costa Rica

80.5%

in 2024

India

76.4%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

88th

India rank

91st

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Costa Rica
India

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 80.5% against 76.4% in India, a difference of 4.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times India's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 88th and India ranks 91st 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: 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.