Belarus vs Maldives: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services

Belarus
99.9%
in 2024
Maldives
99.9%
in 2024
Belarus rank
36th
Maldives rank
34th

Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services over time

  • Belarus
  • Maldives
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 99.9% against 99.9% in Belarus, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Belarus ranks 36th and Maldives ranks 34th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 98.5% 94.3% 4.2% Belarus
2010s 98.8% 98.3% 0.5% Belarus
2020s 99.5% 99.9% 0.4% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services, Belarus or Maldives?
Maldives, at 99.9% against 99.9% in Belarus as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services between Belarus and Maldives?
0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Maldives?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Maldives rank globally for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
Belarus ranks 36th and Maldives ranks 34th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services
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
178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.