How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Rwanda?

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.

Kiribati vs Rwanda: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Kiribati

16.4%

in 2024

Rwanda

15.8%

in 2024

Kiribati rank

24th

Rwanda rank

26th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Kiribati
Rwanda

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 16.4% against 15.8% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Kiribati ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 26th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	38.5%	29.9%	8.6%	Kiribati
2010s	26.2%	22.7%	3.5%	Kiribati
2020s	17.5%	17.3%	0.2%	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population not using improved drinking water sources, Kiribati or Rwanda?: Kiribati, at 16.4% against 15.8% in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of population not using improved drinking water sources between Kiribati and Rwanda?: 0.6%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Rwanda?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Rwanda rank globally for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?: Kiribati ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 26th 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.