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
020406080100200020122024

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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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.