Kuwait vs Samoa: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population

Kuwait
100.0%
in 2024
Samoa
100.0%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st

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

  • Kuwait
  • Samoa
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Kuwait ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 100.0% 93.8% 6.2% Kuwait
2010s 100.0% 97.3% 2.7% Kuwait
2020s 100.0% 99.8% 0.2% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population, Kuwait or Samoa?
Kuwait, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Kuwait and Samoa?
0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Samoa rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
Kuwait ranks 1st and Samoa 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.