How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Samoa?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Samoa: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Cyprus

1,348 people

in 2024

Samoa

1,219 people

in 2024

Cyprus rank

124th

Samoa rank

125th

People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time

Cyprus
Samoa

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 1,348 people against 1,219 people in Samoa, a difference of 129 people.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

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

Cyprus ranks 124th and Samoa ranks 125th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	221.41 people	6,769 people	6,548 people	Samoa
2010s	751.74 people	4,362 people	3,610 people	Samoa
2020s	1,257 people	1,948 people	691.23 people	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people in rural areas not using an improved water source, Cyprus or Samoa?: Cyprus, at 1,348 people against 1,219 people in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in people in rural areas not using an improved water source between Cyprus and Samoa?: 129 people, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Samoa?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Samoa rank globally for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?: Cyprus ranks 124th and Samoa ranks 125th 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People in rural areas not using an improved water source
Unit: people
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: 18 September 2026

Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.