Belize vs Honduras: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services

Belize
91.3%
in 2024
Honduras
90.3%
in 2024
Belize rank
98th
Honduras rank
100th

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

  • Belize
  • Honduras
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Belize currently reports 91.3% against 90.3% in Honduras, a difference of 1.0%.

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

Belize ranks 98th and Honduras ranks 100th of 178 countries.

Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Honduras Difference Ahead
2000s 87.9% 79.5% 8.4% Belize
2010s 89.7% 85.0% 4.8% Belize
2020s 91.1% 89.1% 2.0% Belize

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, Belize or Honduras?
Belize, at 91.3% against 90.3% in Honduras as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services between Belize and Honduras?
1.0%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Honduras?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belize and Honduras rank globally for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
Belize ranks 98th and Honduras ranks 100th 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.