Colombia vs Germany: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 73.9% in Colombia and 99.9% in Germany, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Germany, by 26.1 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Colombia.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

ColombiaGermanyWorld

What the numbers say

Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Colombia	Germany	World
2022	73.9	99.9	72.9
2021	73.7	99.9	72.5
2020	73.4	99.9	72.3
2019	73.3	99.9	71.7
2018	73.1	99.9	71
2017	72.9	99.9	70.4
2016	72.7	99.9	69.7
2015	72.5	99.9	69.1
2014	72.3	99.9	68.4
2013	72.1	99.9	67.7
2012	71.8	99.9	67.1
2011	71.6	99.9	66.4
2010	71.4	99.9	65.9
2009	71.1	99.9	65.4
2008	70.9	99.9	64.9
2007	70.6	99.9	64.6
2006	70.4	99.9	64
2005	70.1	99.9	63.7
2004	69.8	99.9	63
2003	69.5	99.8	62.4
2002	69.2	99.8	61.8
2001	68.9	99.8	61.1
2000	68.6	99.8	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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