How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ukraine?

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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Ukraine: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Bulgaria

0.8%

in 2024

Ukraine

0.8%

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

127th

Ukraine rank

125th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Bulgaria
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ukraine ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 127th and Ukraine ranks 125th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	Ukraine
2010s	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	Ukraine
2020s	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population not using improved drinking water sources, Bulgaria or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of population not using improved drinking water sources between Bulgaria and Ukraine?: 0.0%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ukraine?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Ukraine rank globally for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?: Bulgaria ranks 127th and Ukraine ranks 125th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.