Kyrgyzstan vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
Kyrgyzstan
100.0%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
100.0%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
1st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
1st
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.3% | 83.6% | 12.7% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 92.6% | 6.0% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.1% | 0.8% | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population, Kyrgyzstan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Kyrgyzstan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.0%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st and Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.