Puerto Rico vs United States: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Puerto Rico

0.0%

in 2024

United States

0.0%

in 2024

Puerto Rico rank

182nd

United States rank

179th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Puerto Rico
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 182nd and United States ranks 179th 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.