Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
Papua New Guinea
89.4%
in 2024
Somalia
90.2%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
183rd
Somalia rank
181st
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 90.2% against 89.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd and Somalia ranks 181st of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.5% | 80.4% | 6.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 85.4% | 2.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 89.2% | 0.1% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 90.2% against 89.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 0.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd and Somalia ranks 181st 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.