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Share of the population not using improved drinking water sources

% · 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. 1Congo, Dem. Rep.40.2%
  2. 2Madagascar39.6%
  3. 3Papua New Guinea39.4%
  4. 4Central African Republic36.7%
  5. 5Chad35.2%
  6. 6Niger29.8%
  7. 7Kenya25.6%
  8. 8Mozambique24.7%
  9. 9Sierra Leone24.4%
  10. 10Guinea-Bissau23.3%
  11. 11Benin23%
  12. 12Tanzania22.6%
  13. 13South Sudan22.4%
  14. 14Solomon Islands22.2%
  15. 15Angola20.9%
  16. 16Zambia19.5%
  17. 17Zimbabwe18.5%
  18. 18Burkina Faso18.2%
  19. 19Togo17.7%
  20. 20Somalia, Fed. Rep.17.1%
  21. 21Ethiopia16.7%
  22. 22Kiribati16.4%
  23. 23Rwanda15.8%
  24. 24Cote d'Ivoire15.8%
  25. 25Haiti15.6%
  26. 26Afghanistan15.2%
  27. 27Uganda13.9%
  28. 28Nigeria13.8%
  29. 29Guinea13.8%
  30. 30Cameroon13.7%
  31. 31Burundi13.7%
  32. 32Myanmar13.6%
  33. 33Eswatini13.5%
  34. 34Lesotho12.6%
  35. 35Liberia12.5%
  36. 36Mauritania10.4%
  37. 37Poland9.9%
  38. 38Vanuatu9.8%
  39. 39Senegal9.2%
  40. 40Yemen, Rep.9.1%
  41. 41Mali8.9%
  42. 42Sri Lanka8.5%
  43. 43Mongolia8.4%
  44. 44Timor-Leste8.1%
  45. 45Tajikistan8%
  46. 46Cambodia7.9%
  47. 47Gambia, The7%
  48. 48Namibia6.5%
  49. 49Bolivia6.5%
  50. 50Sudan6.3%
  51. 51Venezuela, RB6.2%
  52. 52Malawi5.8%
  53. 53Moldova5.7%
  54. 54Gabon5.6%
  55. 55Ghana5.6%
  56. 56Guatemala5.2%
  57. 57Pakistan4.9%
  58. 58Djibouti4.7%
  59. 59Indonesia4.7%
  60. 60Cayman Islands4.5%
  61. 61Lao PDR4.1%
  62. 62Ecuador4%
  63. 63Comoros4%
  64. 64Belize4%
  65. 65Botswana4%
  66. 66Morocco3.9%
  67. 67Peru3.8%
  68. 68Fiji3.7%
  69. 69China3.7%
  70. 70Honduras3.2%
  71. 71Albania3%
  72. 72Dominica3%
  73. 73Nepal2.9%
  74. 74Ireland2.9%
  75. 75Panama2.9%
  76. 76Algeria2.9%
  77. 77Kyrgyz Republic2.8%
  78. 78Colombia2.7%
  79. 79Russian Federation2.5%
  80. 80South Africa2.4%
  81. 81Seychelles2.3%
  82. 82Cuba2.2%
  83. 83Dominican Republic2.1%
  84. 84Cabo Verde2%
  85. 85Jamaica1.9%
  86. 86Egypt, Arab Rep.1.9%
  87. 87India1.9%
  88. 88Guyana1.9%
  89. 89Canada1.7%
  90. 90Malaysia1.7%
  91. 91Georgia1.7%
  92. 92Naoero1.6%
  93. 93Sao Tome and Principe1.6%
  94. 94Tunisia1.4%
  95. 95Philippines1.3%
  96. 96Uzbekistan1.3%
  97. 97Viet Nam1.2%
  98. 98Marshall Islands1.2%
  99. 99Azerbaijan1.2%
  100. 100Antigua and Barbuda1.1%
  101. 101Turkiye0.98%
  102. 102Suriname0.94%
  103. 103El Salvador0.93%
  104. 104Chile0.92%
  105. 105Tuvalu0.85%
  106. 106Ukraine0.82%
  107. 107Japan0.82%
  108. 108Bulgaria0.81%
  109. 109Serbia0.74%
  110. 110Iraq0.72%
  111. 111Portugal0.71%
  112. 112Jordan0.59%
  113. 113Barbados0.57%
  114. 114Samoa0.56%
  115. 115Latvia0.54%
  116. 116Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.53%
  117. 117Trinidad and Tobago0.49%
  118. 118Bangladesh0.48%
  119. 119Guam0.47%
  120. 120Palau0.47%
  121. 121New Caledonia0.46%
  122. 122Mexico0.46%
  123. 123Slovenia0.43%
  124. 124Saudi Arabia0.28%
  125. 125Cyprus0.28%
  126. 126Iran, Islamic Rep.0.26%
  127. 127Sweden0.24%
  128. 128Oman0.23%
  129. 129North Macedonia0.22%
  130. 130Turks and Caicos Islands0.2%
  131. 131Maldives0.19%
  132. 132Kazakhstan0.18%
  133. 133Montenegro0.16%
  134. 134Libya0.16%
  135. 135Tonga0.16%
  136. 136British Virgin Islands0.14%
  137. 137Belarus0.11%
  138. 138Croatia0.1%
  139. 139Syrian Arab Republic0.09%
  140. 140Italy0.08%
  141. 141Lithuania0.08%
  142. 142Bahrain0.08%
  143. 143Turkmenistan0.08%
  144. 144St. Martin (French part)0.08%
  145. 145Czechia0.08%
  146. 146Spain0.08%
  147. 147Mauritius0.07%
  148. 148Bhutan0.07%
  149. 149Armenia0.07%
  150. 150St. Lucia0.06%
  151. 151Bosnia and Herzegovina0.05%
  152. 152Australia0.03%
  153. 153United States0.02%
  154. 154Qatar0.01%
  155. 155San Marino0%
  156. 156Paraguay0%
  157. 156New Zealand0%
  158. 156Uruguay0%
  159. 156Thailand0%
  160. 156Slovak Republic0%
  161. 156Puerto Rico (US)0%
  162. 156Singapore0%
  163. 156Romania0%
  164. 156French Polynesia0%
  165. 156West Bank and Gaza0%
  166. 156Norway0%
  167. 156Iceland0%
  168. 156Kuwait0%
  169. 156Andorra0%
  170. 156Hungary0%
  171. 156Bermuda0%
  172. 156American Samoa0%
  173. 156Macao SAR, China0%
  174. 156Costa Rica0%
  175. 156Lebanon0%
  176. 156United Kingdom0%
  177. 156Gibraltar0%
  178. 156Germany0%
  179. 156France0%
  180. 156Greenland0%
  181. 156Estonia0%
  182. 156Monaco0%
  183. 156United Arab Emirates0%
  184. 156Malta0%
  185. 156Brunei Darussalam0%
  186. 156Isle of Man0%
  187. 156Curacao0%
  188. 156Luxembourg0%
  189. 156Liechtenstein0%
  190. 156Greece0%
  191. 156Hong Kong SAR, China0%
  192. 156Faroe Islands0%
  193. 156Northern Mariana Islands0%
  194. 156Switzerland0%
  195. 156Denmark0%
  196. 156Netherlands0%
  197. 156Finland0%
  198. 156Israel0%
  199. 156Brazil0%
  200. 156Austria0%
  201. 156Belgium0%
  202. 156Korea, Rep.0%

Share of the population not using improved drinking water sources