Bulgaria vs Greece: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 95.7% in Bulgaria and 98.9% in Greece, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Greece, by 3.2 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Bulgaria.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

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What the numbers say

Greece has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Bulgaria ranked 47 and Greece ranked 33 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Bulgaria	Greece	World
2022	95.7	98.9	72.9
2021	95.8	98.9	72.5
2020	96	98.9	72.3
2019	96.1	99	71.7
2018	96.3	99	71
2017	96.4	99.1	70.4
2016	96.6	99.1	69.7
2015	96.8	99.2	69.1
2014	96.9	99.2	68.4
2013	96.5	99.3	67.7
2012	95.9	99.3	67.1
2011	95.4	99.3	66.4
2010	94.9	99.4	65.9
2009	94.4	99.4	65.4
2008	93.8	99.4	64.9
2007	93.3	99.5	64.6
2006	92.8	99.5	64
2005	92.3	99.5	63.7
2004	91.8	99.4	63
2003	91.2	99.4	62.4
2002	90.7	99.3	61.8
2001	90.2	99.2	61.1
2000	89.7	99.2	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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