Canada vs United Kingdom: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 99% in Canada and 99.8% in United Kingdom, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.8 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Canada.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

CanadaUnited KingdomWorld

What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Canada ranked 30 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	Canada	United Kingdom	World
2022	99	99.8	72.9
2021	99	99.8	72.5
2020	99	99.8	72.3
2019	99	99.8	71.7
2018	99	99.9	71
2017	98.9	99.9	70.4
2016	98.9	99.9	69.7
2015	98.8	99.9	69.1
2014	98.8	99.9	68.4
2013	98.7	99.9	67.7
2012	98.7	99.9	67.1
2011	98.6	99.9	66.4
2010	98.5	100	65.9
2009	98.5	100	65.4
2008	98.4	100	64.9
2007	98.4	100	64.6
2006	98.3	100	64
2005	98.2	100	63.7
2004	98.2	100	63
2003	98.2	100	62.4
2002	98.2	100	61.8
2001	98.2	100	61.1
2000	98.2	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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Canada vs United Kingdom: Safe drinking water

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