Cook Islands vs Samoa: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water
Cook Islands
100.0%
in 2024
Samoa
100.0%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water over time
- Cook Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Samoa ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 116 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary schools with access to drinking water, Cook Islands or Samoa?
- Cook Islands, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary schools with access to drinking water between Cook Islands and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Samoa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Samoa rank globally for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Cook Islands ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary schools with access to drinking water. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of public primary schools with a drinking water facility or water delivery point that is designed to protect water from external contamination, particularly of fecal origin.