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
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
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.