France vs Romania

France vs Romania: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 99.7% in France and 82.1% in Romania, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in France, by 17.6 percentage points, or 1.21 times that in Romania.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

France vs Romania: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 99.7% in France and 82.1% in Romania, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in France, by 17.6 percentage points, or 1.21 times that in Romania.
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What the numbers say

  • France has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2022, France ranked 22 and Romania ranked 68 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearFranceRomaniaWorld
202299.782.172.9
202199.68272.5
202099.58272.3
201999.48271.7
201899.281.971
201799.181.970.4
20169981.969.7
201598.981.969.1
201498.781.968.4
201398.681.967.7
201298.581.967.1
201198.381.966.4
201098.281.965.9
200998.181.965.4
20089881.864.9
200797.881.864.6
200697.781.764
200597.681.763.7
200497.581.763
200397.481.662.4
200297.481.661.8
200197.481.661.1
200097.481.760.8

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.

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