Italy vs Turkmenistan: Share of the population using improved water sources
Italy
99.9%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
99.9%
in 2024
Italy rank
67th
Turkmenistan rank
64th
Share of the population using improved water sources over time
- Italy
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 99.9% against 99.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 67th and Turkmenistan ranks 64th of 231 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 93.7% | 6.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 97.6% | 2.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population using improved water sources, Italy or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 99.9% against 99.9% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population using improved water sources between Italy and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkmenistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Italy ranks 67th and Turkmenistan ranks 64th 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.