How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Namibia?

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.

Bolivia vs Namibia: Share of the population using improved water sources

Bolivia

93.5%

in 2024

Namibia

93.5%

in 2024

Bolivia rank

179th

Namibia rank

180th

Share of the population using improved water sources over time

Bolivia
Namibia

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 93.5% against 93.5% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Bolivia ranks 179th and Namibia ranks 180th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	84.1%	85.7%	1.6%	Namibia
2010s	89.3%	90.1%	0.8%	Namibia
2020s	92.7%	92.8%	0.2%	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population using improved water sources, Bolivia or Namibia?: Bolivia, at 93.5% against 93.5% in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population using improved water sources between Bolivia and Namibia?: 0.0%, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Namibia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Namibia rank globally for share of the population using improved water sources?: Bolivia ranks 179th and Namibia ranks 180th 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: 18 September 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.