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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources

people · higher is better · 214 countries

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  1. 1China53.02M
  2. 2Congo, Dem. Rep.43.93M
  3. 3Nigeria32.13M
  4. 4India28.01M
  5. 5Ethiopia22.06M
  6. 6Tanzania15.46M
  7. 7Kenya14.46M
  8. 8Indonesia13.3M
  9. 9Madagascar12.67M
  10. 10Pakistan12.2M
  11. 11Mozambique8.56M
  12. 12Niger8.06M
  13. 13Angola7.91M
  14. 14Myanmar7.41M
  15. 15Chad7.15M
  16. 16Uganda6.95M
  17. 17Afghanistan6.49M
  18. 18Cote d'Ivoire5.04M
  19. 19Burkina Faso4.3M
  20. 20Papua New Guinea4.17M
  21. 21Zambia4.16M
  22. 22Cameroon3.99M
  23. 23Poland3.81M
  24. 24Yemen, Rep.3.71M
  25. 25Russian Federation3.61M
  26. 26Benin3.32M
  27. 27Somalia, Fed. Rep.3.25M
  28. 28Sudan3.2M
  29. 29Zimbabwe3.08M
  30. 30South Sudan2.67M
  31. 31Egypt, Arab Rep.2.26M
  32. 32Rwanda2.26M
  33. 33Mali2.19M
  34. 34Sierra Leone2.11M
  35. 35Guinea2.03M
  36. 36Sri Lanka1.97M
  37. 37Central African Republic1.96M
  38. 38Ghana1.93M
  39. 39Burundi1.92M
  40. 40Haiti1.83M
  41. 41Venezuela, RB1.76M
  42. 42Senegal1.7M
  43. 43Togo1.69M
  44. 44Philippines1.53M
  45. 45South Africa1.51M
  46. 46Morocco1.49M
  47. 47Colombia1.44M
  48. 48Cambodia1.39M
  49. 49Algeria1.34M
  50. 50Peru1.32M
  51. 51Malawi1.26M
  52. 52Viet Nam1.25M
  53. 53Japan1.01M
  54. 54Guatemala958,106.1
  55. 55Nepal873,006.3
  56. 56Turkiye859,695.5
  57. 57Tajikistan842,858.3
  58. 58Bangladesh825,093.9
  59. 59Bolivia804,238.4
  60. 60Ecuador732,670.8
  61. 61Liberia698,873.5
  62. 62Canada679,492.1
  63. 63Malaysia605,504.8
  64. 64Mexico600,172.3
  65. 65Mauritania536,985.3
  66. 66Guinea-Bissau512,949
  67. 67Uzbekistan461,644.6
  68. 68Honduras348,811.6
  69. 69Iraq333,003
  70. 70Lao PDR321,392.4
  71. 71Ukraine310,777.2
  72. 72Lesotho295,026.7
  73. 73Mongolia293,364.8
  74. 74Cuba239,314.9
  75. 75Dominican Republic239,093.6
  76. 76Iran, Islamic Rep.234,151.9
  77. 77Kyrgyz Republic201,464
  78. 78Namibia197,886.9
  79. 79Gambia, The192,819.3
  80. 80Solomon Islands182,166.4
  81. 81Chile180,633
  82. 82Moldova174,096.9
  83. 83Eswatini168,103.9
  84. 84Tunisia167,572.9
  85. 85Ireland152,499
  86. 86Gabon142,703.7
  87. 87Panama130,148.1
  88. 88Azerbaijan122,236.6
  89. 89Timor-Leste114,012.2
  90. 90Botswana99,629
  91. 91Saudi Arabia94,983.9
  92. 92Albania84,256.7
  93. 93Portugal74,268.4
  94. 94Jordan68,664.8
  95. 95United States67,545.2
  96. 96Georgia64,447.3
  97. 97El Salvador58,759.5
  98. 98Jamaica55,275.2
  99. 99Bulgaria55,058.3
  100. 100Djibouti55,031.5
  101. 101Serbia49,545.7
  102. 102Italy49,236.6
  103. 103Kazakhstan36,289
  104. 104Spain36,077.6
  105. 105Fiji34,339
  106. 106Comoros34,326.7
  107. 107Vanuatu32,002.4
  108. 108Sweden25,372.4
  109. 109Syrian Arab Republic22,159.4
  110. 110Kiribati22,104.3
  111. 111Belize16,494.6
  112. 112Guyana15,694.5
  113. 113Oman12,301.6
  114. 114Libya11,889.3
  115. 115Cabo Verde10,286.6
  116. 116Latvia10,110.4
  117. 117Belarus9,867.2
  118. 118Slovenia9,013.1
  119. 119Czechia8,163.8
  120. 120Australia8,111.5
  121. 121Trinidad and Tobago7,336.2
  122. 122Suriname5,950.9
  123. 123Turkmenistan5,848.8
  124. 124North Macedonia4,076.8
  125. 125Cyprus3,788.1
  126. 126Croatia3,752
  127. 127Sao Tome and Principe3,680.2
  128. 128Cayman Islands3,380.3
  129. 129Seychelles2,964
  130. 130Lithuania2,338.6
  131. 131Armenia2,034.9
  132. 132Dominica1,989.3
  133. 133Barbados1,604.4
  134. 134Bosnia and Herzegovina1,530.3
  135. 135New Caledonia1,350
  136. 136Bahrain1,287.3
  137. 137Samoa1,218.9
  138. 138Montenegro1,043.6
  139. 139Maldives1,028.6
  140. 140Antigua and Barbuda1,010.2
  141. 141Mauritius933.7
  142. 142Guam789.7
  143. 143Bhutan549
  144. 144Virgin Islands (U.S.)453.7
  145. 145Marshall Islands451.2
  146. 146Qatar336.1
  147. 147Naoero191.7
  148. 148Tonga164.8
  149. 149St. Lucia116.5
  150. 150Turks and Caicos Islands93.9
  151. 151Palau82.8
  152. 152Tuvalu82.2
  153. 153British Virgin Islands53.5
  154. 154St. Martin (French part)20.1
  155. 155San Marino0
  156. 156Germany0
  157. 156Gibraltar0
  158. 156Kuwait0
  159. 156Switzerland0
  160. 156Korea, Rep.0
  161. 156Belgium0
  162. 156Austria0
  163. 156Lebanon0
  164. 156Curacao0
  165. 156Hungary0
  166. 156Puerto Rico (US)0
  167. 156New Zealand0
  168. 156Thailand0
  169. 156Norway0
  170. 156Malta0
  171. 156United Kingdom0
  172. 156American Samoa0
  173. 156Costa Rica0
  174. 156Northern Mariana Islands0
  175. 156Monaco0
  176. 156Greece0
  177. 156Greenland0
  178. 156Liechtenstein0
  179. 156Faroe Islands0
  180. 156Paraguay0
  181. 156Denmark0
  182. 156United Arab Emirates0
  183. 156Andorra0
  184. 156Estonia0
  185. 156France0
  186. 156West Bank and Gaza0
  187. 156Uruguay0
  188. 156Singapore0
  189. 156Slovak Republic0
  190. 156French Polynesia0
  191. 156Netherlands0
  192. 156Finland0
  193. 156Bermuda0
  194. 156Israel0
  195. 156Luxembourg0
  196. 156Hong Kong SAR, China0
  197. 156Iceland0
  198. 156Brazil0
  199. 156Macao SAR, China0
  200. 156Brunei Darussalam0
  201. 156Romania0
  202. 156Isle of Man0

Number of people not using improved drinking water sources