Portugal vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
Portugal
100.0%
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
100.0%
in 2024
Portugal rank
61st
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
63rd
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population over time
- Portugal
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Portugal ranks 61st and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 63rd of 188 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.2% | 100.0% | 0.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 100.0% | 0.3% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population, Portugal or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Portugal, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Portugal and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Portugal ranks 61st and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 63rd 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.