How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Singapore?

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.

Brunei vs Singapore: Share of the population using improved water sources

Brunei

100.0%

in 2024

Singapore

100.0%

in 2024

Brunei rank

1st

Singapore rank

1st

Share of the population using improved water sources over time

Brunei
Singapore

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Singapore, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Brunei ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
2000s	99.7%	100.0%	0.3%	Singapore
2010s	99.9%	100.0%	0.1%	Singapore
2020s	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population using improved water sources, Brunei or Singapore?: Brunei, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population using improved water sources between Brunei and Singapore?: 0.0%, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Singapore?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Singapore rank globally for share of the population using improved water sources?: Brunei ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Brunei vs Singapore: Share of the population using improved water sources. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-the-population-using-improved-water-sources-wash/brunei-darussalam/singapore/

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/share-of-the-population-using-improved-water-sources-wash/brunei-darussalam/singapore/">Brunei vs Singapore: Share of the population using improved water sources</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.