Environment > Water Stats: compare key data on Puerto Rico & United States

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Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, rural.
Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, urban.
Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural: Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total.
Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural: Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural.
Percent of water resources used: Proportion of total water resources used, percentage.
Proportion of marine area under protection: Marine areas protected to territorial waters, percentage.

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STAT	Puerto Rico	United States
Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural	93.63 Ranked 77th.	94.03 Ranked 85th. About the same as Puerto Rico
Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban	93.63 Ranked 132nd.	99.77 Ranked 56th. 7% more than Puerto Rico
Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural	93.63 Ranked 93th.	98.76 Ranked 62nd. 5% more than Puerto Rico
Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	99.28 Ranked 36th. 1% more than United States	98.6 Ranked 40th.
Percent of water resources used	14.01% Ranked 41st.	15.57% Ranked 37th. 11% more than Puerto Rico
Proportion of marine area under protection	1.72% Ranked 111th.	30.4% Ranked 19th. 18 times more than Puerto Rico

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