France vs Israel: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 99.7% in France and 99.5% in Israel, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in France, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1 times that in Israel.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

FranceIsraelWorld

What the numbers say

France has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Israel.
In 2022, France ranked 22 and Israel ranked 26 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	France	Israel	World
2022	99.7	99.5	72.9
2021	99.6	99.5	72.5
2020	99.5	99.5	72.3
2019	99.4	99.5	71.7
2018	99.2	99.5	71
2017	99.1	99.5	70.4
2016	99	99.6	69.7
2015	98.9	99.6	69.1
2014	98.7	99.6	68.4
2013	98.6	99.6	67.7
2012	98.5	99.6	67.1
2011	98.3	99.6	66.4
2010	98.2	99.6	65.9
2009	98.1	99.7	65.4
2008	98	99.7	64.9
2007	97.8	99.7	64.6
2006	97.7	99.7	64
2005	97.6	99.7	63.7
2004	97.5	99.7	63
2003	97.4	99.7	62.4
2002	97.4	99.8	61.8
2001	97.4	99.8	61.1
2000	97.4	99.8	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

France vs Israel

Health

People

Economy

Education

Learning-adjusted schoolingFrance: 11.3 years in 2020Israel: 10.6 years in 2020

Politics

Conflict

Deaths in conflictsFrance: 0 deaths in 2022Israel: 0 deaths in 2022