Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
Samoa
100.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
100.0%
in 2024
Samoa rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.8% | 91.2% | 2.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.3% | 1.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 0.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Samoa, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe 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.