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Share of the population using an improved 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. 1French Polynesia100%
  2. 1Germany100%
  3. 1Thailand100%
  4. 1Curacao100%
  5. 1Denmark100%
  6. 1Liechtenstein100%
  7. 1Costa Rica100%
  8. 1Estonia100%
  9. 1Northern Mariana Islands100%
  10. 1Finland100%
  11. 1Slovak Republic100%
  12. 1France100%
  13. 1Faroe Islands100%
  14. 1New Zealand100%
  15. 1United Arab Emirates100%
  16. 1United Kingdom100%
  17. 1Bermuda100%
  18. 1Lebanon100%
  19. 1American Samoa100%
  20. 1Luxembourg100%
  21. 1Gibraltar100%
  22. 1Netherlands100%
  23. 1Malta100%
  24. 1Norway100%
  25. 1Greece100%
  26. 1Puerto Rico (US)100%
  27. 1Uruguay100%
  28. 1Greenland100%
  29. 1Belgium100%
  30. 1Kuwait100%
  31. 1Hong Kong SAR, China100%
  32. 1Singapore100%
  33. 1Korea, Rep.100%
  34. 1Macao SAR, China100%
  35. 1Hungary100%
  36. 1Switzerland100%
  37. 1Isle of Man100%
  38. 1Paraguay100%
  39. 1Andorra100%
  40. 1Brazil100%
  41. 1West Bank and Gaza100%
  42. 1Austria100%
  43. 1Iceland100%
  44. 1Romania100%
  45. 1Monaco100%
  46. 1Israel100%
  47. 1Brunei Darussalam100%
  48. 2San Marino100%
  49. 3Qatar100%
  50. 4United States100%
  51. 5Australia100%
  52. 6Bosnia and Herzegovina100%
  53. 7St. Lucia99.9%
  54. 8Armenia99.9%
  55. 9Bhutan99.9%
  56. 10Mauritius99.9%
  57. 11Spain99.9%
  58. 12Czechia99.9%
  59. 13St. Martin (French part)99.9%
  60. 14Turkmenistan99.9%
  61. 15Bahrain99.9%
  62. 16Lithuania99.9%
  63. 17Italy99.9%
  64. 18Syrian Arab Republic99.9%
  65. 19Croatia99.9%
  66. 20Belarus99.9%
  67. 21British Virgin Islands99.9%
  68. 22Tonga99.8%
  69. 23Libya99.8%
  70. 24Montenegro99.8%
  71. 25Kazakhstan99.8%
  72. 26Maldives99.8%
  73. 27Turks and Caicos Islands99.8%
  74. 28North Macedonia99.8%
  75. 29Oman99.8%
  76. 30Sweden99.8%
  77. 31Iran, Islamic Rep.99.7%
  78. 32Cyprus99.7%
  79. 33Saudi Arabia99.7%
  80. 34Slovenia99.6%
  81. 35Mexico99.5%
  82. 36New Caledonia99.5%
  83. 37Palau99.5%
  84. 38Guam99.5%
  85. 39Bangladesh99.5%
  86. 40Trinidad and Tobago99.5%
  87. 41Virgin Islands (U.S.)99.5%
  88. 42Latvia99.5%
  89. 43Samoa99.4%
  90. 44Barbados99.4%
  91. 45Jordan99.4%
  92. 46Portugal99.3%
  93. 47Iraq99.3%
  94. 48Serbia99.3%
  95. 49Bulgaria99.2%
  96. 50Japan99.2%
  97. 51Ukraine99.2%
  98. 52Tuvalu99.1%
  99. 53Chile99.1%
  100. 54El Salvador99.1%
  101. 55Suriname99.1%
  102. 56Turkiye99%
  103. 57Antigua and Barbuda98.9%
  104. 58Azerbaijan98.8%
  105. 59Marshall Islands98.8%
  106. 60Viet Nam98.8%
  107. 61Uzbekistan98.7%
  108. 62Philippines98.7%
  109. 63Tunisia98.6%
  110. 64Sao Tome and Principe98.4%
  111. 65Naoero98.4%
  112. 66Georgia98.3%
  113. 67Malaysia98.3%
  114. 68Canada98.3%
  115. 69Guyana98.1%
  116. 70India98.1%
  117. 71Egypt, Arab Rep.98.1%
  118. 72Jamaica98.1%
  119. 73Cabo Verde98%
  120. 74Dominican Republic97.9%
  121. 75Cuba97.8%
  122. 76Seychelles97.7%
  123. 77South Africa97.6%
  124. 78Russian Federation97.5%
  125. 79Colombia97.3%
  126. 80Kyrgyz Republic97.2%
  127. 81Algeria97.1%
  128. 82Panama97.1%
  129. 83Ireland97.1%
  130. 84Nepal97.1%
  131. 85Dominica97%
  132. 86Albania97%
  133. 87Honduras96.8%
  134. 88China96.3%
  135. 89Fiji96.3%
  136. 90Peru96.2%
  137. 91Morocco96.1%
  138. 92Botswana96%
  139. 93Belize96%
  140. 94Comoros96%
  141. 95Ecuador96%
  142. 96Lao PDR95.9%
  143. 97Cayman Islands95.5%
  144. 98Indonesia95.3%
  145. 99Djibouti95.3%
  146. 100Pakistan95.1%
  147. 101Guatemala94.8%
  148. 102Ghana94.4%
  149. 103Gabon94.4%
  150. 104Moldova94.3%
  151. 105Malawi94.2%
  152. 106Venezuela, RB93.8%
  153. 107Sudan93.7%
  154. 108Bolivia93.5%
  155. 109Namibia93.5%
  156. 110Gambia, The93%
  157. 111Cambodia92.1%
  158. 112Tajikistan92%
  159. 113Timor-Leste91.9%
  160. 114Mongolia91.6%
  161. 115Sri Lanka91.5%
  162. 116Mali91.1%
  163. 117Yemen, Rep.90.9%
  164. 118Senegal90.8%
  165. 119Vanuatu90.2%
  166. 120Poland90.1%
  167. 121Mauritania89.6%
  168. 122Liberia87.5%
  169. 123Lesotho87.4%
  170. 124Eswatini86.5%
  171. 125Myanmar86.4%
  172. 126Burundi86.3%
  173. 127Cameroon86.3%
  174. 128Guinea86.2%
  175. 129Nigeria86.2%
  176. 130Uganda86.1%
  177. 131Afghanistan84.8%
  178. 132Haiti84.4%
  179. 133Cote d'Ivoire84.2%
  180. 134Rwanda84.2%
  181. 135Kiribati83.6%
  182. 136Ethiopia83.3%
  183. 137Somalia, Fed. Rep.82.9%
  184. 138Togo82.3%
  185. 139Burkina Faso81.8%
  186. 140Zimbabwe81.5%
  187. 141Zambia80.5%
  188. 142Angola79.1%
  189. 143Solomon Islands77.8%
  190. 144South Sudan77.6%
  191. 145Tanzania77.4%
  192. 146Benin77%
  193. 147Guinea-Bissau76.7%
  194. 148Sierra Leone75.6%
  195. 149Mozambique75.3%
  196. 150Kenya74.4%
  197. 151Niger70.2%
  198. 152Chad64.8%
  199. 153Central African Republic63.3%
  200. 154Papua New Guinea60.6%
  201. 155Madagascar60.4%
  202. 156Congo, Dem. Rep.59.8%

Share of the population using an improved drinking water source