Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Share of the population using improved water sources
Costa Rica
100.0%
in 2024
Paraguay
100.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st
Share of the population using improved water sources over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 231 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 82.1% | 14.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 93.6% | 5.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population using improved water sources, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population using improved water sources between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Paraguay 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.
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About this data
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.