How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Oman?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Hong Kong vs Oman: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population

Hong Kong

100.0%

in 2024

Oman

100.0%

in 2024

Hong Kong rank

1st

Oman rank

1st

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

Hong Kong
Oman

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Oman, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 1st and Oman ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Oman	Difference	Ahead
2000s	99.2%	97.2%	2.0%	Hong Kong
2010s	99.8%	99.0%	0.7%	Hong Kong
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, Hong Kong or Oman?: Hong Kong, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Oman as of 2024.
What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Hong Kong and Oman?: 0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Oman?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Oman rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?: Hong Kong ranks 1st and Oman 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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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: 28 August 2026

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.