Malta vs Norway: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services
Malta
100.0%
in 2024
Norway
100.0%
in 2024
Malta rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services over time
- Malta
- Norway
How they compare
Malta currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 178 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Norway | 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, Malta or Norway?
- Malta, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services between Malta and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Norway rank globally for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Malta ranks 1st and Norway 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.
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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.