What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between Belgium and Netherlands?

0 5 year moving average, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Netherlands: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Belgium

0.857 5 year moving average

in 2023

Netherlands

0.857 5 year moving average

in 2023

Belgium rank

87th

Netherlands rank

87th

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation over time

Belgium
Netherlands

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.857 5 year moving average against 0.857 5 year moving average in Netherlands, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 87th and Netherlands ranks 87th of 215 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.75 5 year moving average	0.75 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—
2010s	0.6666 5 year moving average	0.6833 5 year moving average	0.0167 5 year moving average	Netherlands
2020s	0.86 5 year moving average	0.9018 5 year moving average	0.0418 5 year moving average	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 6: clean water and sanitation, Belgium or Netherlands?: Belgium, at 0.857 5 year moving average against 0.857 5 year moving average in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between Belgium and Netherlands?: 0 5 year moving average, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for goal 6: clean water and sanitation?: Belgium ranks 87th and Netherlands ranks 87th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 6 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database