Algeria vs Colombia: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Algeria
2.9%
in 2024
Colombia
2.7%
in 2024
Algeria rank
86th
Colombia rank
88th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Algeria
  • Colombia
2468200020122024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

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

Algeria ranks 86th and Colombia ranks 88th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population not using improved drinking 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

Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.