Belize vs Denmark: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population

Belize
100.0%
in 2024
Denmark
100.0%
in 2024
Belize rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st

Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population over time

  • Belize
  • Denmark
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Belize currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Denmark Difference Ahead
2000s 94.4% 100.0% 5.6% Denmark
2010s 97.9% 100.0% 2.1% Denmark
2020s 99.9% 100.0% 0.1% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population, Belize or Denmark?
Belize, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Belize and Denmark?
0.0%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Denmark?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belize and Denmark rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
Belize ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 188 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 Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
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
188 places, 4,631 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.