Chile vs Suriname: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Chile

0.9%

in 2024

Suriname

0.9%

in 2024

Chile rank

123rd

Suriname rank

121st

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Chile
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Chile ranks 123rd and Suriname ranks 121st 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: 07 August 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.