Sri Lanka vs East Timor: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Sri Lanka

8.5%

in 2024

East Timor

8.1%

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

46th

East Timor rank

48th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Sri Lanka
East Timor

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 8.5% against 8.1% in East Timor, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was East Timor ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 46th and East Timor ranks 48th 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.