Cook Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
Cook Islands
99.5%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
99.6%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
98th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
96th
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population over time
- Cook Islands
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 99.6% against 99.5% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 98th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 96th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.5% | 0.5% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.5% | 0.4% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 0.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population, Cook Islands or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 99.6% against 99.5% in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Cook Islands and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Cook Islands ranks 98th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 96th 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
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.