Sao Tome and Principe vs Timor-Leste: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
Sao Tome and Principe
100.0%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
100.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Timor-Leste rank
1st
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.7% | 79.9% | 11.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 90.6% | 5.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.0% | 0.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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 Timor-Leste?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Timor-Leste 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.