Saint Lucia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
Saint Lucia
99.7%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
99.6%
in 2024
Saint Lucia rank
94th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
96th
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population over time
- Saint Lucia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 99.7% against 99.6% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 94th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 96th of 188 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.5% | 99.5% | 2.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 99.5% | 1.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.6% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population, Saint Lucia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Saint Lucia, at 99.7% against 99.6% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Saint Lucia ranks 94th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 96th 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.