Cyprus vs Maldives: People using at least basic drinking water services

Cyprus

99.7%

in 2024

Maldives

99.8%

in 2024

Cyprus rank

61st

Maldives rank

60th

People using at least basic drinking water services over time

Cyprus
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 99.8% against 99.7% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Globally, Cyprus ranks 61st and Maldives ranks 60th of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 6,373 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.