How many years of comparable data are there for Uzbekistan and Viet Nam?

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.

Uzbekistan vs Viet Nam: Share of the population using improved water sources

Uzbekistan

98.7%

in 2024

Viet Nam

98.8%

in 2024

Uzbekistan rank

119th

Viet Nam rank

118th

Share of the population using improved water sources over time

Uzbekistan
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 98.8% against 98.7% in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Uzbekistan ranks 119th and Viet Nam ranks 118th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uzbekistan	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	94.4%	85.2%	9.2%	Uzbekistan
2010s	96.9%	92.6%	4.3%	Uzbekistan
2020s	98.4%	97.5%	0.9%	Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population using improved water sources, Uzbekistan or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 98.8% against 98.7% in Uzbekistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population using improved water sources between Uzbekistan and Viet Nam?: 0.1%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uzbekistan and Viet Nam?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Uzbekistan and Viet Nam rank globally for share of the population using improved water sources?: Uzbekistan ranks 119th and Viet Nam ranks 118th 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.