Colombia vs Dominican Republic: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 73.9% in Colombia and 44.9% in Dominican Republic, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Colombia, by 28.9 percentage points, or 1.64 times that in Dominican Republic.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

ColombiaDominican RepublicWorld

What the numbers say

Colombia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Colombia ranked 80 and Dominican Republic ranked 106 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Colombia	Dominican Republic	World
2022	73.9	44.9	72.9
2021	73.7	44.9	72.5
2020	73.4	44.8	72.3
2019	73.3	44.7	71.7
2018	73.1	44.6	71
2017	72.9	44.5	70.4
2016	72.7	44.4	69.7
2015	72.5	44.3	69.1
2014	72.3	44.2	68.4
2013	72.1	44	67.7
2012	71.8	43.9	67.1
2011	71.6	43.8	66.4
2010	71.4	43.6	65.9
2009	71.1	43.5	65.4
2008	70.9	43.3	64.9
2007	70.6	43.1	64.6
2006	70.4	43	64
2005	70.1	42.8	63.7
2004	69.8	42.6	63
2003	69.5	42.4	62.4
2002	69.2	42.2	61.8
2001	68.9	42.1	61.1
2000	68.6	42	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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Deaths in conflictsColombia: 109 deaths in 2022Dominican Republic: 0 deaths in 2022