Sao Tome and Principe vs Switzerland: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
Sao Tome and Principe
100.0%
in 2024
Switzerland
100.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.2% | 100.0% | 8.8% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 100.0% | 3.7% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 100.0% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population, Sao Tome and Principe or Switzerland?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.