Congo - Kinshasa vs Vietnam: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 11.6% in Congo - Kinshasa and 57.8% in Vietnam, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 46.2 percentage points, or 4.99 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
Congo - KinshasaVietnam
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% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo - Kinshasa | 11.6 2022 | 11.9 | 130 of 135 |
| Vietnam | 57.8 2022 | 52.4 | 94 of 135 |
| World | 72.9 2022 | 67.1 |
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2022, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 130 and Vietnam ranked 94 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.6 | 57.8 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 11.4 | 57.3 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 11.2 | 56.7 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 11.3 | 56.2 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 55.7 | 71 |
| 2017 | 11.5 | 55.1 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 11.6 | 54.6 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 11.7 | 54 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 11.8 | 53.5 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 11.8 | 52.9 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 11.9 | 52.4 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 11.9 | 51.8 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 12 | 51.3 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 12 | 50.7 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 12.1 | 50.1 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 12.1 | 49.6 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 12.1 | 49 | 64 |
| 2005 | 12.2 | 48.5 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 12.2 | 47.9 | 63 |
| 2003 | 12.2 | 47.3 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 12.2 | 46.8 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 12.2 | 46.2 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 12.2 | 45.6 | 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