Bangladesh vs United Kingdom: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 59.1% in Bangladesh and 99.8% in United Kingdom, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 40.7 percentage points, or 1.69 times that in Bangladesh.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

BangladeshUnited KingdomWorld

What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Bangladesh ranked 93 and United Kingdom ranked 16 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Bangladesh	United Kingdom	World
2022	59.1	99.8	72.9
2021	59.1	99.8	72.5
2020	58.7	99.8	72.3
2019	58.2	99.8	71.7
2018	57.7	99.9	71
2017	57.3	99.9	70.4
2016	56.9	99.9	69.7
2015	56.4	99.9	69.1
2014	56.1	99.9	68.4
2013	55.7	99.9	67.7
2012	55.3	99.9	67.1
2011	55	99.9	66.4
2010	55	100	65.9
2009	55.1	100	65.4
2008	55.1	100	64.9
2007	55.1	100	64.6
2006	55.2	100	64
2005	55.2	100	63.7
2004	55.3	100	63
2003	55.3	100	62.4
2002	55.3	100	61.8
2001	55.3	100	61.1
2000	55.3	100	60.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

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 United Kingdom: Safe drinking water

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