Canada vs Mexico: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 99% in Canada and 43% in Mexico, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Canada, by 56 percentage points, or 2.3 times that in Mexico.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

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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 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	Canada	Mexico	World
2022	99	43	72.9
2021	99	43	72.5
2020	99	42.9	72.3
2019	99	42.8	71.7
2018	99	42.6	71
2017	98.9	42.5	70.4
2016	98.9	42.3	69.7
2015	98.8	42.2	69.1
2014	98.8	42	68.4
2013	98.7	41.8	67.7
2012	98.7	41.7	67.1
2011	98.6	41.5	66.4
2010	98.5	41.4	65.9
2009	98.5	41.2	65.4
2008	98.4	41	64.9
2007	98.4	40.8	64.6
2006	98.3	40.7	64
2005	98.2	40.5	63.7
2004	98.2	40.3	63
2003	98.2	40.1	62.4
2002	98.2	40	61.8
2001	98.2	39.8	61.1
2000	98.2	39.6	60.8

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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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Canada vs Mexico: Safe drinking water

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