Colombia vs United Kingdom: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 73.9% in Colombia and 99.8% in United Kingdom, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 25.9 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Colombia.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

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What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Colombia ranked 80 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	Colombia	United Kingdom	World
2022	73.9	99.8	72.9
2021	73.7	99.8	72.5
2020	73.4	99.8	72.3
2019	73.3	99.8	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	100	65.9
2009	71.1	100	65.4
2008	70.9	100	64.9
2007	70.6	100	64.6
2006	70.4	100	64
2005	70.1	100	63.7
2004	69.8	100	63
2003	69.5	100	62.4
2002	69.2	100	61.8
2001	68.9	100	61.1
2000	68.6	100	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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Colombia vs United Kingdom: Safe drinking water

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