Maldives vs Oman: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Maldives

0.2%

in 2024

Oman

0.2%

in 2024

Maldives rank

155th

Oman rank

152nd

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Maldives
Oman

How they compare

Oman currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 155th and Oman ranks 152nd 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.