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Number of people not using safely managed drinking water sources

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  1. 1India341.81M
  2. 2Indonesia197.13M
  3. 3Nigeria163.1M
  4. 4Pakistan138.26M
  5. 5Ethiopia114.17M
  6. 6Congo, Dem. Rep.96.3M
  7. 7Mexico74.63M
  8. 8Bangladesh70.94M
  9. 9Philippines59.68M
  10. 10Tanzania47.08M
  11. 11Viet Nam41.83M
  12. 12Uganda40.96M
  13. 13Russian Federation34.38M
  14. 14Afghanistan29.62M
  15. 15Mozambique25.09M
  16. 16Madagascar24.91M
  17. 17Nepal24.76M
  18. 18Egypt, Arab Rep.24.54M
  19. 19Brazil24.12M
  20. 20Myanmar21.95M
  21. 21South Africa20.48M
  22. 22Cote d'Ivoire20.29M
  23. 23Ghana19.64M
  24. 24Chad19.01M
  25. 25Iraq18.5M
  26. 26Malawi17.72M
  27. 27Peru17.3M
  28. 28Algeria14.5M
  29. 29Colombia13.57M
  30. 30Senegal13.47M
  31. 31Zimbabwe12.4M
  32. 32Cambodia12.35M
  33. 33Sri Lanka12.26M
  34. 34Benin11.9M
  35. 35Guatemala9.43M
  36. 36United States8.4M
  37. 37Sierra Leone7.7M
  38. 38Morocco7.62M
  39. 39Togo7.56M
  40. 40Uzbekistan6.57M
  41. 41Dominican Republic6.25M
  42. 42Ecuador5.46M
  43. 43Iran, Islamic Rep.5.12M
  44. 44Lao PDR5.04M
  45. 45Central African Republic5M
  46. 46Ukraine4.59M
  47. 47Poland4.36M
  48. 48Azerbaijan4.36M
  49. 49Tunisia4.3M
  50. 50Honduras3.73M
  51. 51Tajikistan3.7M
  52. 52Romania3.39M
  53. 53Lebanon3.04M
  54. 54Paraguay2.47M
  55. 55Mongolia1.97M
  56. 56Italy1.92M
  57. 57Malaysia1.88M
  58. 58Kyrgyz Republic1.88M
  59. 59Kazakhstan1.74M
  60. 60Serbia1.69M
  61. 61Guinea-Bissau1.67M
  62. 62Lesotho1.61M
  63. 63Japan1.58M
  64. 64Gambia, The1.43M
  65. 65Jordan1.28M
  66. 66Canada1.24M
  67. 67Georgia1.12M
  68. 68West Bank and Gaza1.06M
  69. 69Costa Rica1M
  70. 70Botswana925,483.8
  71. 71Albania815,370.1
  72. 72Eswatini767,858.5
  73. 73Moldova733,978.4
  74. 74Belarus636,996.5
  75. 75Fiji537,666.1
  76. 76Armenia533,125.6
  77. 77Portugal498,605.6
  78. 78Croatia493,395.8
  79. 79Oman469,994.9
  80. 80Trinidad and Tobago461,844.8
  81. 81Bosnia and Herzegovina430,335
  82. 82Chile429,141.7
  83. 83Turkmenistan385,700.9
  84. 84Korea, Rep.370,986.3
  85. 85North Macedonia350,190.2
  86. 86Greece332,968.9
  87. 87Switzerland294,425.7
  88. 88Suriname280,118.8
  89. 89Guyana272,809
  90. 90Bhutan272,330
  91. 91Vanuatu264,853.4
  92. 92Spain259,452
  93. 93Bulgaria256,313.9
  94. 94Ireland203,631.5
  95. 95Czechia199,163.7
  96. 96France191,194
  97. 97United Arab Emirates149,823.5
  98. 98Sao Tome and Principe149,141.3
  99. 99Qatar141,896.6
  100. 100United Kingdom122,407.6
  101. 101Kiribati114,222
  102. 102Austria101,101.2
  103. 103Lithuania93,390.7
  104. 104Montenegro92,573.6
  105. 105Samoa81,752.9
  106. 106Tonga73,340.8
  107. 107Germany69,926.9
  108. 108Latvia55,942.6
  109. 109Belgium53,160.8
  110. 110Norway52,282
  111. 111Israel50,503.1
  112. 112Seychelles46,034.6
  113. 113Puerto Rico (US)34,358.9
  114. 114French Polynesia26,916.2
  115. 115Sweden25,372.4
  116. 116Turks and Caicos Islands24,640.3
  117. 117Slovak Republic23,593.4
  118. 118Finland19,840.5
  119. 119Bahrain17,613.6
  120. 120Estonia14,368.6
  121. 121Guam10,071.4
  122. 122Naoero9,717.3
  123. 123New Caledonia9,173.4
  124. 124Slovenia9,013.1
  125. 125Tuvalu8,804.6
  126. 126Northern Mariana Islands8,211.6
  127. 127Andorra7,669.4
  128. 128Netherlands7,382.1
  129. 129Denmark4,851.8
  130. 130American Samoa4,424.7
  131. 131Cyprus3,788.1
  132. 132Luxembourg2,335.1
  133. 133Palau1,632.3
  134. 134Virgin Islands (U.S.)1,122.9
  135. 135Malta934.8
  136. 136St. Martin (French part)881.7
  137. 137Isle of Man75.2
  138. 138San Marino0
  139. 139Macao SAR, China0
  140. 139Iceland0
  141. 139Liechtenstein0
  142. 139Singapore0
  143. 139Hungary0
  144. 139Kuwait0
  145. 139Monaco0
  146. 139New Zealand0
  147. 139Gibraltar0
  148. 139Hong Kong SAR, China0

Number of people not using safely managed drinking water sources