Costa Rica vs Hong Kong, China: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
Costa Rica
100.0%
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
100.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
1st
Hong Kong, China rank
1st
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population over time
- Costa Rica
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population, Costa Rica or Hong Kong, China?
- Costa Rica, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China 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
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.