How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Oman?

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.

Latvia vs Oman: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Latvia

8,473 people

in 2024

Oman

12,302 people

in 2024

Latvia rank

113th

Oman rank

111th

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

Latvia
Oman

How they compare

Oman currently reports 12,302 people against 8,473 people in Latvia, a difference of 3,829 people.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.5 times Latvia's.

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

Latvia ranks 113th and Oman ranks 111th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Oman	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24,614 people	61,329 people	36,715 people	Oman
2010s	15,378 people	35,958 people	20,579 people	Oman
2020s	9,797 people	12,491 people	2,694 people	Oman

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, Latvia or Oman?: Oman, at 12,302 people against 8,473 people in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people in rural areas not using an improved water source between Latvia and Oman?: 3,829 people, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Oman?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Oman rank globally for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?: Latvia ranks 113th and Oman ranks 111th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Latvia vs Oman: People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/rural-without-improved-water/latvia/oman/

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-without-improved-water/latvia/oman/">Latvia vs Oman: People in rural areas not using an improved water source</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.