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Number of people using at least a basic drinking water source

people · higher is better · 214 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024

League table

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  1. 1India1.39B
  2. 2China1.39B
  3. 3United States345.36M
  4. 4Indonesia252.33M
  5. 5Pakistan227.88M
  6. 6Brazil212M
  7. 7Nigeria191.38M
  8. 8Bangladesh171.45M
  9. 9Russian Federation140.33M
  10. 10Mexico130.26M
  11. 11Japan122.74M
  12. 12Egypt, Arab Rep.113.39M
  13. 13Philippines111.05M
  14. 14Viet Nam99.74M
  15. 15Iran, Islamic Rep.89.6M
  16. 16Germany84.55M
  17. 17Turkiye83.96M
  18. 18Ethiopia73.42M
  19. 19Thailand71.67M
  20. 20United Kingdom69.14M
  21. 21France66.55M
  22. 22Italy59.29M
  23. 23South Africa57.73M
  24. 24Korea, Rep.51.72M
  25. 25Colombia51.35M
  26. 26Spain47.87M
  27. 27Myanmar46.7M
  28. 28Iraq45.31M
  29. 29Tanzania44.29M
  30. 30Algeria43.27M
  31. 31Canada39.06M
  32. 32Congo, Dem. Rep.38.99M
  33. 33Kenya37.02M
  34. 34Ukraine35.39M
  35. 35Uzbekistan35.38M
  36. 36Morocco35.12M
  37. 37Malaysia34.83M
  38. 38Poland34.73M
  39. 39Afghanistan34.47M
  40. 40Saudi Arabia33.64M
  41. 41Sudan32.74M
  42. 42Peru32.72M
  43. 43Uganda31.51M
  44. 44Ghana30.96M
  45. 45Yemen, Rep.30.45M
  46. 46Nepal27.77M
  47. 47Australia26.71M
  48. 48Venezuela, RB26.51M
  49. 49Angola25.75M
  50. 50Cote d'Ivoire24.67M
  51. 51Syrian Arab Republic23.22M
  52. 52Mozambique23.07M
  53. 53Mali21.14M
  54. 54Sri Lanka20.84M
  55. 55Cameroon20.8M
  56. 56Kazakhstan20.15M
  57. 57Chile19.48M
  58. 58Romania19.02M
  59. 59Netherlands18.23M
  60. 60Madagascar17.69M
  61. 61Guatemala17.15M
  62. 62Ecuador16.7M
  63. 63Senegal16.29M
  64. 64Malawi15.82M
  65. 65Zambia15.65M
  66. 66Cambodia14.61M
  67. 67Niger14.44M
  68. 68Somalia, Fed. Rep.14.31M
  69. 69Tunisia11.88M
  70. 70Burkina Faso11.77M
  71. 71Belgium11.74M
  72. 72Bolivia11.59M
  73. 73Jordan11.47M
  74. 74Zimbabwe11.18M
  75. 75Dominican Republic11.14M
  76. 76United Arab Emirates11.03M
  77. 77Guinea10.95M
  78. 78Czechia10.6M
  79. 79Chad10.6M
  80. 80Sweden10.58M
  81. 81Cuba10.45M
  82. 82Honduras10.36M
  83. 83Portugal10.35M
  84. 84Azerbaijan10.1M
  85. 85Benin10.06M
  86. 86Greece10.05M
  87. 87Hungary9.68M
  88. 88Tajikistan9.45M
  89. 89Israel9.39M
  90. 90Burundi9.26M
  91. 91Belarus9.17M
  92. 92Austria9.12M
  93. 93Switzerland8.92M
  94. 94Rwanda8.75M
  95. 95Haiti8.63M
  96. 96Turkmenistan7.49M
  97. 97Lao PDR7.45M
  98. 98Hong Kong SAR, China7.41M
  99. 99Libya7.11M
  100. 100Paraguay6.9M
  101. 101Kyrgyz Republic6.82M
  102. 102Bulgaria6.7M
  103. 103Serbia6.43M
  104. 104Togo6.16M
  105. 105Denmark5.98M
  106. 106Sierra Leone5.88M
  107. 107Singapore5.83M
  108. 108El Salvador5.81M
  109. 109Papua New Guinea5.64M
  110. 110Finland5.62M
  111. 111Norway5.58M
  112. 112Slovak Republic5.49M
  113. 113West Bank and Gaza5.43M
  114. 114Lebanon5.38M
  115. 115New Zealand5.21M
  116. 116Costa Rica5.12M
  117. 117Ireland5.1M
  118. 118Kuwait4.93M
  119. 119Oman4.89M
  120. 120South Sudan4.75M
  121. 121Liberia4.42M
  122. 122Panama4.3M
  123. 123Mauritania4M
  124. 124Croatia3.87M
  125. 125Georgia3.7M
  126. 126Uruguay3.37M
  127. 127Puerto Rico (US)3.24M
  128. 128Qatar3.05M
  129. 129Bosnia and Herzegovina3.04M
  130. 130Mongolia2.99M
  131. 131Armenia2.97M
  132. 132Lithuania2.86M
  133. 133Moldova2.81M
  134. 134Albania2.66M
  135. 135Namibia2.62M
  136. 136Jamaica2.49M
  137. 137Gambia, The2.4M
  138. 138Botswana2.31M
  139. 139Gabon2.25M
  140. 140Slovenia2.11M
  141. 141Central African Republic1.95M
  142. 142Latvia1.85M
  143. 143Lesotho1.83M
  144. 144North Macedonia1.79M
  145. 145Bahrain1.61M
  146. 146Trinidad and Tobago1.5M
  147. 147Guinea-Bissau1.36M
  148. 148Estonia1.36M
  149. 149Cyprus1.35M
  150. 150Mauritius1.27M
  151. 151Timor-Leste1.22M
  152. 152Eswatini998,902.2
  153. 153Djibouti931,021.9
  154. 154Fiji887,549.6
  155. 155Guyana794,887
  156. 156Bhutan787,935.1
  157. 157Comoros737,101.1
  158. 158Macao SAR, China720,262
  159. 159Luxembourg673,036
  160. 160Montenegro633,882.8
  161. 161Suriname621,728.8
  162. 162Solomon Islands586,619.8
  163. 163Malta539,607
  164. 164Maldives526,524.3
  165. 165Cabo Verde484,357
  166. 166Brunei Darussalam462,721
  167. 167Belize395,581.6
  168. 168Iceland393,396
  169. 169New Caledonia291,289
  170. 170Vanuatu285,559.5
  171. 171French Polynesia281,807
  172. 172Barbados280,101.7
  173. 173Samoa216,800.1
  174. 174Curacao185,482
  175. 175Sao Tome and Principe183,617.8
  176. 176St. Lucia176,321.1
  177. 177Guam166,987.3
  178. 178Seychelles127,454
  179. 179Kiribati106,361.2
  180. 180Tonga102,985.7
  181. 181Antigua and Barbuda92,761.8
  182. 182Virgin Islands (U.S.)84,451.3
  183. 183Isle of Man84,160
  184. 184Andorra81,938
  185. 185Cayman Islands71,076.7
  186. 186Bermuda64,636
  187. 187Dominica64,215.7
  188. 188Greenland55,840
  189. 189Faroe Islands55,400
  190. 190American Samoa46,765
  191. 191Turks and Caicos Islands45,991.6
  192. 192Northern Mariana Islands44,278
  193. 193Liechtenstein39,870
  194. 194British Virgin Islands39,417.5
  195. 195Gibraltar39,329
  196. 196Monaco38,631
  197. 197San Marino33,581
  198. 198Marshall Islands32,833.8
  199. 199St. Martin (French part)26,108.9
  200. 200Palau17,612.2
  201. 201Naoero11,689.3
  202. 202Tuvalu9,524.6

Number of people using at least a basic drinking water source