Malta vs Sweden: Share using safely managed drinking water

Malta

99.8%

in 2024

Sweden

99.8%

in 2024

Malta rank

18th

Sweden rank

20th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Malta
Sweden

How they compare

Malta currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Malta ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 20th of 163 regions.

Individual pages

Share using safely managed drinking water in Malta
Share using safely managed drinking water in Sweden
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.