Mexico vs Palau: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Mexico

0.5%

in 2024

Palau

0.5%

in 2024

Mexico rank

144th

Palau rank

142nd

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Mexico
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 144th and Palau ranks 142nd 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.