Bangladesh vs Mexico: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 59.1% in Bangladesh and 43% in Mexico, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 16.1 percentage points, or 1.37 times that in Mexico.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

BangladeshMexicoWorld

What the numbers say

Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Bangladesh ranked 93 and Mexico ranked 109 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Bangladesh	Mexico	World
2022	59.1	43	72.9
2021	59.1	43	72.5
2020	58.7	42.9	72.3
2019	58.2	42.8	71.7
2018	57.7	42.6	71
2017	57.3	42.5	70.4
2016	56.9	42.3	69.7
2015	56.4	42.2	69.1
2014	56.1	42	68.4
2013	55.7	41.8	67.7
2012	55.3	41.7	67.1
2011	55	41.5	66.4
2010	55	41.4	65.9
2009	55.1	41.2	65.4
2008	55.1	41	64.9
2007	55.1	40.8	64.6
2006	55.2	40.7	64
2005	55.2	40.5	63.7
2004	55.3	40.3	63
2003	55.3	40.1	62.4
2002	55.3	40	61.8
2001	55.3	39.8	61.1
2000	55.3	39.6	60.8

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The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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Bangladesh vs Mexico: Safe drinking water

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