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Share of the population using at least a basic drinking water source

% · higher is better · 214 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Israel100%
  2. 1Romania100%
  3. 1Curacao100%
  4. 1French Polynesia100%
  5. 1Singapore100%
  6. 1Germany100%
  7. 1Denmark100%
  8. 1Puerto Rico (US)100%
  9. 1Estonia100%
  10. 1Andorra100%
  11. 1United Arab Emirates100%
  12. 1Finland100%
  13. 1New Zealand100%
  14. 1France100%
  15. 1Switzerland100%
  16. 1Faroe Islands100%
  17. 1Norway100%
  18. 1American Samoa100%
  19. 1United Kingdom100%
  20. 1Netherlands100%
  21. 1Gibraltar100%
  22. 1Greece100%
  23. 1Greenland100%
  24. 1Austria100%
  25. 1Hong Kong SAR, China100%
  26. 1Brunei Darussalam100%
  27. 1Hungary100%
  28. 1Northern Mariana Islands100%
  29. 1Isle of Man100%
  30. 1Brazil100%
  31. 1Malta100%
  32. 1Belgium100%
  33. 1Iceland100%
  34. 1Thailand100%
  35. 1Liechtenstein100%
  36. 1Bermuda100%
  37. 1Monaco100%
  38. 1Korea, Rep.100%
  39. 1Macao SAR, China100%
  40. 1Kuwait100%
  41. 1Luxembourg100%
  42. 2San Marino100%
  43. 3Qatar100%
  44. 4United States100%
  45. 5Australia100%
  46. 6Armenia99.9%
  47. 7Mauritius99.9%
  48. 8Spain99.9%
  49. 9St. Martin (French part)99.9%
  50. 10Turkmenistan99.9%
  51. 11Bahrain99.9%
  52. 12Lithuania99.9%
  53. 13Italy99.9%
  54. 14Croatia99.9%
  55. 15Belarus99.9%
  56. 16British Virgin Islands99.9%
  57. 17Costa Rica99.8%
  58. 18Slovak Republic99.8%
  59. 19Sweden99.8%
  60. 20Maldives99.8%
  61. 21Cyprus99.7%
  62. 22Uruguay99.6%
  63. 23Paraguay99.6%
  64. 24Slovenia99.6%
  65. 25Bhutan99.5%
  66. 26Mexico99.5%
  67. 27New Caledonia99.5%
  68. 28Palau99.5%
  69. 29Guam99.5%
  70. 30Virgin Islands (U.S.)99.5%
  71. 31Samoa99.4%
  72. 32Portugal99.3%
  73. 33Jordan99.3%
  74. 34Montenegro99.3%
  75. 35Trinidad and Tobago99.3%
  76. 36Bulgaria99.2%
  77. 37Japan99.2%
  78. 38Barbados99.2%
  79. 39Chile99.1%
  80. 40Saudi Arabia99%
  81. 41Antigua and Barbuda98.9%
  82. 42Tonga98.9%
  83. 43Turks and Caicos Islands98.8%
  84. 44Bangladesh98.8%
  85. 45Latvia98.8%
  86. 46West Bank and Gaza98.8%
  87. 47Viet Nam98.8%
  88. 48Tuvalu98.7%
  89. 49Czechia98.7%
  90. 50Iraq98.4%
  91. 51Canada98.3%
  92. 52North Macedonia98.2%
  93. 53St. Lucia98.1%
  94. 54Suriname98%
  95. 55Malaysia97.9%
  96. 56Iran, Islamic Rep.97.9%
  97. 57Naoero97.8%
  98. 58Kazakhstan97.8%
  99. 59Seychelles97.7%
  100. 60Azerbaijan97.7%
  101. 61Dominican Republic97.5%
  102. 62Egypt, Arab Rep.97.3%
  103. 63Uzbekistan97.3%
  104. 64Georgia97.3%
  105. 65Ireland97.1%
  106. 66Colombia97.1%
  107. 67Dominica97%
  108. 68Russian Federation96.9%
  109. 69Tunisia96.7%
  110. 70Libya96.4%
  111. 71China96.1%
  112. 72Bosnia and Herzegovina96.1%
  113. 73Turkiye96%
  114. 74Lao PDR95.9%
  115. 75Philippines95.9%
  116. 76Honduras95.7%
  117. 77India95.7%
  118. 78Guyana95.6%
  119. 79Peru95.6%
  120. 80Fiji95.6%
  121. 81Cayman Islands95.5%
  122. 82Serbia95.4%
  123. 83Panama95.3%
  124. 84Cuba95.1%
  125. 85Albania95.1%
  126. 86Kyrgyz Republic94.9%
  127. 87Belize94.8%
  128. 88Syrian Arab Republic94.1%
  129. 89Nepal93.6%
  130. 90Ukraine93.5%
  131. 91Bolivia93.4%
  132. 92Venezuela, RB93.3%
  133. 93Guatemala93.2%
  134. 94Moldova92.7%
  135. 95Oman92.7%
  136. 96Lebanon92.6%
  137. 97Algeria92.4%
  138. 98Cabo Verde92.3%
  139. 99Morocco92.2%
  140. 100Ecuador92.1%
  141. 101Botswana91.8%
  142. 102El Salvador91.6%
  143. 103Pakistan90.7%
  144. 104Sri Lanka90.2%
  145. 105South Africa90.2%
  146. 106Poland90.1%
  147. 107Ghana89.9%
  148. 108Tajikistan89.2%
  149. 109Indonesia89%
  150. 110Gabon88.6%
  151. 111Senegal88%
  152. 112Jamaica87.6%
  153. 113Marshall Islands87.4%
  154. 114Timor-Leste87.3%
  155. 115Vanuatu87.1%
  156. 116Gambia, The87.1%
  157. 117Namibia86.5%
  158. 118Mali86.4%
  159. 119Mongolia86.1%
  160. 120Myanmar85.7%
  161. 121Comoros85.1%
  162. 122Cambodia82.8%
  163. 123Nigeria82.2%
  164. 124Afghanistan80.8%
  165. 125Eswatini80.4%
  166. 126Djibouti79.7%
  167. 127Kiribati79.1%
  168. 128Liberia78.8%
  169. 129Lesotho78.1%
  170. 130Sao Tome and Principe78%
  171. 131Mauritania77.3%
  172. 132Cote d'Ivoire77.2%
  173. 133Somalia, Fed. Rep.75.3%
  174. 134Yemen, Rep.75%
  175. 135Guinea74.2%
  176. 136Zambia73.4%
  177. 137Haiti73.3%
  178. 138Malawi73.1%
  179. 139Solomon Islands71.6%
  180. 140Cameroon71.4%
  181. 141Benin69.6%
  182. 142Sierra Leone68.1%
  183. 143Angola68%
  184. 144Zimbabwe67.2%
  185. 145Mozambique66.6%
  186. 146Burundi65.9%
  187. 147Kenya65.6%
  188. 148Sudan64.9%
  189. 149Togo64.8%
  190. 150Tanzania64.6%
  191. 151Uganda63%
  192. 152Guinea-Bissau61.8%
  193. 153Rwanda61.4%
  194. 154Ethiopia55.6%
  195. 155Madagascar55.3%
  196. 156Niger53.4%
  197. 157Papua New Guinea53.3%
  198. 158Chad52.2%
  199. 159Burkina Faso50%
  200. 160South Sudan39.7%
  201. 161Central African Republic36.5%
  202. 162Congo, Dem. Rep.35.7%

Share of the population using at least a basic drinking water source