Barbados vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Share of population not using improved drinking water sources
Barbados
0.6%
in 2024
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0.7%
in 2017
Barbados rank
135th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
133rd
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time
- Barbados
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 135th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 133rd of 231 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population not using improved drinking water sources, Barbados or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 0.7% against 0.6% in Barbados as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of population not using improved drinking water sources between Barbados and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 0.1%, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Barbados ranks 135th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 133rd 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 population not using improved drinking 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 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.