Finland vs Norway: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 99.6% in Finland and 98.8% in Norway, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Finland, by 0.8 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Norway.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

FinlandNorwayWorld

What the numbers say

Finland has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Norway.
In 2022, Finland ranked 23 and Norway ranked 34 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Finland	Norway	World
2022	99.6	98.8	72.9
2021	99.6	98.9	72.5
2020	99.6	98.9	72.3
2019	99.6	99	71.7
2018	99.6	99	71
2017	99.6	99.1	70.4
2016	99.6	99.2	69.7
2015	99.6	99.2	69.1
2014	99.4	99.3	68.4
2013	99	99.3	67.7
2012	98.6	99.4	67.1
2011	98.2	99.4	66.4
2010	97.8	99.5	65.9
2009	97.4	99.5	65.4
2008	97	99.6	64.9
2007	96.6	99.6	64.6
2006	96.2	99.7	64
2005	95.8	99.8	63.7
2004	95.4	99.8	63
2003	95	99.9	62.4
2002	94.6	99.9	61.8
2001	94.2	99.9	61.1
2000	93.8	99.9	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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Finland vs Norway: Safe drinking water

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