Cyprus vs Iraq: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas

Cyprus

99.7%

in 2024

Iraq

99.8%

in 2024

Cyprus rank

59th

Iraq rank

57th

Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas over time

Cyprus
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 99.8% against 99.7% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 59th and Iraq ranks 57th of 188 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas
Unit: %
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 4,631 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.