Finland vs Spain: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services

Finland
100.0%
in 2024
Spain
100.0%
in 2024
Finland rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

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

  • Finland
  • Spain
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Finland currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Finland ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 178 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%

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, Finland or Spain?
Finland, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services between Finland and Spain?
0.0%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Finland and Spain rank globally for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
Finland ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Finland vs Spain: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/rural-population-with-improved-water/finland/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/rural-population-with-improved-water/finland/spain/">Finland vs Spain: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services</a> — Statizoid

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.