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
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
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.