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

Montenegro
1,044 people
in 2024
Samoa
1,219 people
in 2024
Montenegro rank
126th
Samoa rank
125th

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

  • Montenegro
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,219 people against 1,044 people in Montenegro, a difference of 175.24 people.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Montenegro's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Montenegro ahead.

Montenegro ranks 126th and Samoa ranks 125th of 178 countries.

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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
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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.