How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Palau?

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.

Greece vs Palau: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Greece

0 people

in 2024

Palau

27.5 people

in 2024

Greece rank

138th

Palau rank

135th

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

Greece
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 27.5 people against 0 people in Greece, a difference of 27.5 people.

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

Greece ranks 138th and Palau ranks 135th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Palau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15,650 people	71.77 people	15,579 people	Greece
2010s	2,516 people	42.71 people	2,473 people	Greece
2020s	0 people	29.48 people	29.48 people	Palau

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, Greece or Palau?: Palau, at 27.5 people against 0 people in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in people in rural areas not using an improved water source between Greece and Palau?: 27.5 people, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Palau?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Greece and Palau rank globally for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?: Greece ranks 138th and Palau ranks 135th 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.