Curacao vs Puerto Rico: Share of the population using improved water sources
Curacao
100.0%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
100.0%
in 2024
Curacao rank
1st
Puerto Rico rank
1st
Share of the population using improved water sources over time
- Curacao
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Curacao currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Curacao ahead.
Curacao ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 231 countries.
Curacao has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curacao | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.2% | 97.9% | 1.3% | Curacao |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.4% | 0.6% | Curacao |
| 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, Curacao or Puerto Rico?
- Curacao, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population using improved water sources between Curacao and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, with Curacao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Puerto Rico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Curacao and Puerto Rico rank globally for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Curacao ranks 1st and Puerto Rico 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.