Iraq vs Israel: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 59.7% in Iraq and 99.5% in Israel, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Israel, by 39.7 percentage points, or 1.67 times that in Iraq.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

IraqIsraelWorld

What the numbers say

Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Iraq ranked 92 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	Iraq	Israel	World
2022	59.7	99.5	72.9
2021	59.7	99.5	72.5
2020	59.7	99.5	72.3
2019	59.4	99.5	71.7
2018	58.9	99.5	71
2017	58.4	99.5	70.4
2016	57.9	99.6	69.7
2015	57.4	99.6	69.1
2014	57	99.6	68.4
2013	56.5	99.6	67.7
2012	56	99.6	67.1
2011	55.5	99.6	66.4
2010	55	99.6	65.9
2009	54.5	99.7	65.4
2008	54	99.7	64.9
2007	53.6	99.7	64.6
2006	53.1	99.7	64
2005	52.6	99.7	63.7
2004	52.1	99.7	63
2003	51.7	99.7	62.4
2002	51.2	99.8	61.8
2001	50.7	99.8	61.1
2000	50.2	99.8	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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Iraq vs Israel: Safe drinking water

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