United Arab Emirates vs World Bank (high income): Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources

United Arab Emirates
100
in 2024
World Bank (high income)
99.27
in 2024
United Arab Emirates rank
1st
World Bank (high income) rank
3rd

Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • World Bank (high income)
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 100 against 99.27 in World Bank (high income), a difference of 0.73.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

United Arab Emirates ranks 1st and World Bank (high income) ranks 3rd of 231 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates World Bank (high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 99.69 98.88 0.8142 United Arab Emirates
2010s 99.91 99.14 0.7738 United Arab Emirates
2020s 100 99.27 0.7309 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population using improved drinking water sources, United Arab Emirates or World Bank (high income)?
United Arab Emirates, at 100 against 99.27 in World Bank (high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of population using improved drinking water sources between United Arab Emirates and World Bank (high income)?
0.73, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and World Bank (high income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do United Arab Emirates and World Bank (high income) rank globally for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
United Arab Emirates ranks 1st and World Bank (high income) ranks 3rd of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

United Arab Emirates vs World Bank (high income): Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-population-using-improved-drinking-water-sources/united-arab-emirates/world-bank-high-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-population-using-improved-drinking-water-sources/united-arab-emirates/world-bank-high-income/">United Arab Emirates vs World Bank (high income): Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
292 places, 7,105 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed