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

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 Share of the population using improved water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Latvia: Share of the population using improved water sources

Bangladesh

99.5%

in 2024

Latvia

99.5%

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

92nd

Latvia rank

95th

Share of the population using improved water sources over time

Bangladesh
Latvia

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 99.5% against 99.5% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Bangladesh ranks 92nd and Latvia ranks 95th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	96.7%	98.8%	2.1%	Latvia
2010s	98.3%	99.1%	0.8%	Latvia
2020s	99.3%	99.4%	0.0%	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population using improved water sources, Bangladesh or Latvia?: Bangladesh, at 99.5% against 99.5% in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population using improved water sources between Bangladesh and Latvia?: 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latvia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Latvia rank globally for share of the population using improved water sources?: Bangladesh ranks 92nd and Latvia ranks 95th of 231 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 population using improved water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of the population using improved water sources
Unit: %
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: 231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.