Maldives vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Share of the population using improved water sources
Maldives
99.8%
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
99.8%
in 2024
Maldives rank
77th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
78th
Share of the population using improved water sources over time
- Maldives
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Maldives ranks 77th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 78th of 231 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.8% | 0.4% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 0.0% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population using improved water sources, Maldives or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Maldives, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population using improved water sources between Maldives and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Maldives ranks 77th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 78th 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.