Iran vs Sweden: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 94.2% in Iran and 99.7% in Sweden, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Sweden, by 5.5 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Iran.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

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What the numbers say

Sweden 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	Iran	Sweden	World
2022	94.2	99.7	72.9
2021	94.1	99.7	72.5
2020	94	99.7	72.3
2019	93.8	99.7	71.7
2018	93.7	99.7	71
2017	93.5	99.7	70.4
2016	93.4	99.7	69.7
2015	93.2	99.6	69.1
2014	93.1	99.6	68.4
2013	92.9	99.6	67.7
2012	92.7	99.6	67.1
2011	92.6	99.6	66.4
2010	92.4	99.5	65.9
2009	92.2	99.5	65.4
2008	92	99.5	64.9
2007	91.8	99.5	64.6
2006	91.6	99.5	64
2005	91.4	99.5	63.7
2004	91.2	99.4	63
2003	91	99.4	62.4
2002	90.8	99.4	61.8
2001	90.6	99.4	61.1
2000	90.3	99.4	60.8

Each country on its own

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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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Iran vs Sweden: Safe drinking water

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