How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Share of the population using improved water sources

Dominican Republic

97.9%

in 2024

Jamaica

98.1%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

137th

Jamaica rank

134th

Share of the population using improved water sources over time

Dominican Republic
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 98.1% against 97.9% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 137th and Jamaica ranks 134th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	95.9%	94.8%	1.2%	Dominican Republic
2010s	97.3%	96.5%	0.8%	Dominican Republic
2020s	97.8%	97.7%	0.1%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population using improved water sources, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 98.1% against 97.9% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population using improved water sources between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for share of the population using improved water sources?: Dominican Republic ranks 137th and Jamaica ranks 134th 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.