Iceland vs United Arab Emirates: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas

Iceland

100.0%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

100.0%

in 2024

Iceland rank

1st

United Arab Emirates rank

1st

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

Iceland
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Iceland ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st 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.