Maldives vs Palau: Share of urban population using at least basic water services
Maldives
99.5%
in 2024
Palau
99.6%
in 2024
Maldives rank
64th
Palau rank
61st
Share of urban population using at least basic water services over time
- Maldives
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 99.6% against 99.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 64th and Palau ranks 61st of 188 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.0% | 99.6% | 1.6% | Palau |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 99.6% | 0.8% | Palau |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.6% | 0.2% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population using at least basic water services, Maldives or Palau?
- Palau, at 99.6% against 99.5% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of urban population using at least basic water services between Maldives and Palau?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Palau?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Palau rank globally for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Maldives ranks 64th and Palau ranks 61st 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 Share of urban population using at least basic water services. 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, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.