Colombia vs Peru: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 73.9% in Colombia and 52% in Peru, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Colombia, by 21.9 percentage points, or 1.42 times that in Peru.
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% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 73.9 2022 | 71.8 | 80 of 135 |
| Peru | 52 2022 | 49.1 | 99 of 135 |
| World | 72.9 2022 | 67.1 |
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2022, Colombia ranked 80 and Peru ranked 99 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Colombia | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 73.9 | 52 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 73.7 | 51.7 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 73.4 | 51.4 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 73.3 | 51.1 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 73.1 | 50.8 | 71 |
| 2017 | 72.9 | 50.5 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 72.7 | 50.3 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 72.5 | 50 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 72.3 | 49.7 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 72.1 | 49.4 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 71.8 | 49.1 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 71.6 | 48.8 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 71.4 | 48.5 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 71.1 | 48.2 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 70.9 | 47.9 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 70.6 | 47.6 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 70.4 | 47.2 | 64 |
| 2005 | 70.1 | 46.9 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 69.8 | 46.5 | 63 |
| 2003 | 69.5 | 46.1 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 69.2 | 45.7 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 68.9 | 45.3 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 68.6 | 44.9 | 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time