Canada vs Ireland

Canada vs Ireland: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 99% in Canada and 96% in Ireland, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Canada, by 3.1 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Ireland.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Canada vs Ireland: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 99% in Canada and 96% in Ireland, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Canada, by 3.1 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Ireland.
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What the numbers say

  • Canada has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2022, Canada ranked 30 and Ireland ranked 46 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearCanadaIrelandWorld
2022999672.9
2021999672.5
20209995.972.3
20199995.771.7
20189995.671
201798.995.570.4
201698.995.469.7
201598.895.369.1
201498.895.268.4
201398.795.167.7
201298.79567.1
201198.694.966.4
201098.592.165.9
200998.587.665.4
200898.483.264.9
200798.478.764.6
200698.374.264
200598.269.663.7
200498.264.963
200398.264.862.4
200298.264.761.8
200198.264.561.1
200098.264.460.8

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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