Water stress (internal resources)
The Netherlands faces 80 times more water stress than Latvia despite both being European nations.
Summary
Lowest 5 Water-Stressed Countries
Highest 5 Water-Stressed Countries
Gap
80x
Netherlands vs Latvia: 80x water stress gap
Leader
1.07
Latvia leads with lowest water stress
Gap
81x
81x gap between best and worst performers
Data
29 results
| 1 | Latvia | 1.1 % |
| 2 | Sweden | 1.4 % |
| 3 | Brazil | 1.5 % |
| 4 | Lithuania | 2.0 % |
| 5 | Croatia | 2.7 % |
| 6 | Australia | 3.0 % |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 3.5 % |
| 8 | Slovakia | 4.1 % |
| 9 | Colombia | 5.3 % |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 5.4 % |
Map
Water stress (internal resources)
Insights
Generated automatically using AIGap
80x
Netherlands has 80x higher water stress than Latvia despite both being in Europe
Leader
1.07
Latvia has the lowest water stress globally at just 1.07
Gap
81x
Water stress ranges from 1.07 to 86.58 showing massive global inequality
Outlier
86.58
Netherlands ranks dead last globally despite being a developed nation
Cluster
4 of 5
Four of five Nordic/Baltic nations rank in the top 10 for water security
Methodology
This dataset is sourced from the OECD through its official SDMX data service.
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OECD compiles these indicators from a mix of sources including national statistical offices, international household surveys (such as Gallup World Poll, EU-SILC, ISSP), and harmonised administrative datasets.
Each indicator follows the definitions and structure specified in the OECD’s Data Structure Definition (DSD) for this dataflow.
Because indicators originate from different countries and surveys, collection years, sampling methods, and questionnaire wording may vary. OECD applies harmonisation rules to improve comparability, but differences in national methodology may still affect cross-country comparisons.
Full definitions, data collection notes, and quality documentation are available through the OECD metadata portal linked in the Sources section.