Germany vs Japan: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 99.9% in Germany and 98.7% in Japan, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Germany, by 1.3 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Japan.
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% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 99.9 2022 | 99.9 | 13 of 135 |
| Japan | 98.7 2022 | 98.2 | 36 of 135 |
| World | 72.9 2022 | 67.1 |
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Germany | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 99.9 | 98.7 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 99.9 | 98.7 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 99.9 | 98.6 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 99.9 | 98.6 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 99.9 | 98.5 | 71 |
| 2017 | 99.9 | 98.5 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 99.9 | 98.4 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 99.9 | 98.4 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 99.9 | 98.3 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 99.9 | 98.3 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 99.9 | 98.2 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 99.9 | 98.2 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 99.9 | 98.1 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 99.9 | 98.1 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 99.9 | 98 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 99.9 | 98 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 99.9 | 98 | 64 |
| 2005 | 99.9 | 97.9 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 99.9 | 97.9 | 63 |
| 2003 | 99.8 | 97.9 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 99.8 | 97.9 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 99.8 | 97.9 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 99.8 | 97.9 | 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